Search - Dealing With Dragons (Enchanted Forest)

This series begins with Dealing With Dragons (then Searching for, Talking to, and Calling)...and is GREAT! Its like a feminist alternate fairy tale. Suitable for both youth and adults.

I loved this series so much and felt that it was an entertaining way to make the statement, "girls can grow up and do whatever the heck they want to!!", that after reading it I rushed out and bought the whole series for my nieces!

Princess Cimorene isn't like other princesses! Her parents want her to be a proper princess, and dance and smile and marry a nice prince. Cimorene thinks that the prince is handsome - but unfortunately isn't anything else! Foiled in her attempts to learn unprincess-ly pursuits, such as weaponry, cooking, magic and alchemy, she sets off to be a Dragon's Princess, agreeing to cook (she makes a mean cherries jubilee) and clean for the dragon...but in the process has to fend off stupid knights and princes who just won't leave her un-rescued! Funny, bitingly witty, and marvelously sarcastic...you'll never see the subtle social commentary coming!

If you liked this book, also try Mercedes Lackey's also-very-non-traditional look at fairy tales, The Fairy Godmother, which is just excellent...charming and original, with another strong female protagonist. There's a follow-up called One Good Knight, but its not nearly as good. And, if you like THAT, try renting the movie miniseries The Tenth Kingdom, a modern take on classic fairytale themes.

Really fantastic fantasy novel and one of the first fantasy novels i got acquainted with in my early teens. it made me want to keep reading the genre!

Cimorene may be a princess, but she would rather keep house for a dragon than marry some silly prince. A charming YA fantasy adventure which pokes fun at numerous fairytale stereotypes. It has dragons, a stone prince, evil wizards, and one very determined and level-headed princess. A winner!

What can I say - It's written by Patricia Wrede one of our most capable and funniest fantasy writers. Beware of stitches in your side from laughing too much.

This book series is cute...created before the Harry Potter series. The story of a Princess who didnt want to be a princess and makes a deal with a dragon to be her housekeeper and follow all her adventures in the magical kingdom and come across fairy tale characters shown in a different viewpoint. Not as detailed as the Harry Potter series but still quite entertaining and sure you will still enjoy.

fun series.

Excellent series, especially if you like a story about a woman taking charge of her life. The princess in these boks is very strong minded and doesn't settle for the normal princess life. Definately read this story!

Excellent book. Nice fast read.

I thought this book was a lot of fun. It's not an epic by any stretch of the imagination, but I liked the dialogue and really enjoyed the characters in it. I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series.