Talking to Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Talking to Dragons by Patricia Wrede - 255 pages
Book 4 - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Daystar is surprised when his mother melts a wizard who tries to attack her.  He is even more surprised when that leads to her giving him a sword and telling him to go into the Enchanted Forest to find out what to do with it.  While traveling through the forest he meets and befriends fire witch Shiara, becomes allies with a young dragon, and is chased by wizards -- all while his sword keeps proclaiming him bearer of the sword of the sleeping king.

I remember when I first read this series in college that this was my favorite book of the series.  I'm not sure if it is still my favorite, but I did enjoy it quite a bit.  Again, I didn't remember as much of the book as I thought I did.  There was a lot more to the story than I remembered.  I did enjoy the narration of the book.  They did a much better job of keeping actors playing the same parts they did in the previous book.  The only issue I had was that the final CD went bad right at the last chapter.  I had to find the book to read the final chapter.

Searching for Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Searching for Dragons by Patrcia Wrede - 242 pages

King Mendebar of the Enchanted Forest is upset to discover what looks like a large circle of the forest burnt by dragons.  He sets out to meet with Kazul, the King of the Dragons.  When he gets to her cave he finds the Head Cook and Librarian, Princess Cimerene, who is setting out to search for Kazul.  It turns out that Kazul has been kidnapped by wizards who are trying to start a war between the Enchanted Forest and the dragons.
This is the second book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles.  Again, I listened to it on audio.  I'm really enjoying the full-cast reading of these books.

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede - 212 pages

Princess Cimerene is bored with the life of a princess.  The final straw is when her parents decide to marry her off to a prince she finds completely boring.  So she runs off and becomes the princess of the dragon Kazul.  It is the perfect life for her.  It's full of excitement.  She's just uncovered a plot by the wizards to kill the king of the dragons and rig the test to choose the next king.
I read this series years ago when I was in college.  I loved it.  When I was looking for something to listen to while driving out to Columbia for a meeting I came across this series on audio and decided to give it a listen.  It is a wonderful audio version.  It is a full-cast reading of the book.