• How to Twist a Dragon's Tale

  • By: Cressida Cowell
  • Narrated by: David Tennant
  • Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (698 ratings)

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How to Twist a Dragon's Tale

By: Cressida Cowell
Narrated by: David Tennant
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Publisher's summary

Don't miss an action-packed, hilarious, heart-warming moment of the New York Times best-selling series that inspired the hit movies! The heat is on for Hiccup! Someone has stolen the Fires-Stone from Volcano Island, which means the Volcano has become active and the tremors are hatching the Eggs of Exterminator Dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire-Stone to the Volcano, stop it from erupting, and save the Tribes from being wiped out by the terrible sword-claws of the Exterminators?

This fifth adventure in the How to Train Your Dragon series is packed with the action, humor, heart, and remarkable illustrations that have made Cressida Cowell a beloved best seller around the globe.

©2008 Cressida Cowell (P)2013 Hachette Audio

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Book worm

Amazing book. This is so funny that it got my whole family laughing. David Tennant was an amazing narrator.

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Great book!

Liked the plot twist about vallhallarama. I did not see it coming. Everyone should like this book.

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Awesome

The story was fantastic!! I love the adventure and plot twists. Definitely recommend for others.

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Very funny and interesting

I love these books please make
More more and more please
Please make more 🥺
Or else😡

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Love it

I love this series. I love this book. I love the performance of the reader. I highly recommend this book.

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This book is awesome!!

The story is brilliant!! And Cressida cowel couldn't have picked a better person to narrate this book than david tennant. He narrates this book so well that sometimes I forget that it's only one person that reads the story.

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AMAZING

This book is so awesome! Great story, great narrator! Love it and highly recommend it!😄

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Wonderful Delightful

Great story, they all are so far, enhanced with the brilliant voices and reading by David Tennant

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How to train your Dragon

Cool awesome totally rad good to listen in on the weekend book cool on the weekend and plus you never get tired of it.

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Hero meets Heathen !!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes !! It is a delightful story about, Hiccup the Viking. And his adventures !! We catch up with some one that just has a hard time, staying dead !! And a Legendary Hero to Vikings !!

What other book might you compare How to Train Your Dragon: How to Twist a Dragon's Tale to and why?

How to Train your Dragon !! The Hobbit !! The Lost World !!

Have you listened to any of David Tennant’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes !! He does each character, with a difference in his voice !!

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It had more twists and turns than a dragon's tail !!!!!!!

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