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Summary
Summary
Cimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, meets her match in the not-quite-kingly Mendanbar. With the aid of a broken-down magic carpet and a leaky magical sword, the two tackle a series of dragon-nappings.
Author Notes
Patricia Collins Wrede is an American fantasy writer, born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois; she is the eldest of five children.
She graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in Biology. She earned an MBA from University of Minnesota in 1977. She finished her first book in 1978. She is a full-time writer.
She is a vegetarian and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three cats.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Dealing as it does with dragon-napping and magic-stealing, this sequel to Dealing with Dragons puts a whimsical spin on familiar fairy-tale elements. Ages 12-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Read by a full cast. Only two cast members from Volume 1 reappear in this production of the second book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, but the ensemble work is just as crisp and the pace just as lively as in the first. Each wizard, giant, dragon, king, and princess (plus the occasional talking squirrel or complaining gargoyle) is given a unique voice, vivid and appropriate for this magical landscape.From HORN BOOK, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-9-In this lighthearted tale of dragon-napping and magic gone awry, Princess Cimorene, a feisty young girl who craves more adventure than palace life has to offer, runs away to live in an enchanted forest. There, she serves as Chief Cook and Librarian to Kazul, leader of the dragons. When an unsavory group of wizards captures Kazul, Cimorene joins forces with the unpretentious King Mendanbar. Together they set out to rescue Kazul and the dragon kingdom. This second book (Harcourt, 1991) in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles series continues Patricia C. Wrede's Dealing with Dragons (Harcourt, 1990). However, each book can stand on its own quite well. In this full cast production, the pace is perfect and the delivery is superb. Mike Dirksen and Lauren Singer give especially fine performances as King Mendanbar and Princess Cimorene. Fantasy lovers will not be disappointed in the recorded version of this charming tale.-Celeste Steward, Contra Costa County Library, Clayton, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| 1 In Which the King of the Enchanted Forest Takes a Day Off | p. 1 |
| 2 In Which Mendanbar Discovers a Problem | p. 15 |
| 3 In Which Mendanbar Receives Some Advice from a Witch | p. 29 |
| 4 In Which a Wizard Pays a Visit | p. 42 |
| 5 In Which There Is a Misunderstanding and Mendanbar Does Some Plumbing | p. 55 |
| 6 In Which Mendanbar and Cimorene Have a Long Talk and Mendanbar Reluctantly Decides to Embark on a Journey | p. 69 |
| 7 In Which a Wizard Makes a Mess and the Journey Begins | p. 82 |
| 8 In Which They Give Some Good Advice to a Giant | p. 96 |
| 9 In Which They Discover the Perils of Borrowed Equipment | p. 109 |
| 10 In Which Mendanbar Decides to Experiment | p. 122 |
| 11 In Which Mendanbar and Cimorene Are Very Busy | p. 136 |
| 12 In Which Yet Another Wizard Tries to Cause Trouble | p. 150 |
| 13 In Which They Return to the Enchanted Forest at Last | p. 163 |
| 14 In Which Mendanbar Has Some Interesting Visitors | p. 178 |
| 15 In Which Everyone Argues | p. 192 |
| 16 In Which Mendanbar Cleans Up | p. 205 |
| 17 In Which Mendanbar Grows Some Trees and Makes a Wicked Suggestion | p. 217 |
| 18 In Which Willin Finally Gets to Arrange a Formal Celebration | p. 229 |
