Just by going off the blurb on the back of the book, you would think Cimorene would be the main character in this, but she’s not! Nope, we have Mendanbar, King of the Enchanted Forest. (First of all, thank you to Ale for helping me in my “search” for this book, and the short story anthology! I own the first, and the last two were available digitally through my library, but not this one for some reason.) Cimorene is confused about this, but her dragon, Kuzul, explains that the job of King has certain duties, and the job of Queen has certain duties, and they can’t be bothered to switch them around based on something so silly as gender. She gains some friends and makes some enemies, some of whom are indeed dastardly.ĭragons are male or female but the title of King of the Dragons can go to either gender.
She turns away all knights who come to her door, and it quite content cooking and cleaning and organizing. But unlike most princesses, Cimorene doesn’t want to be rescued. She gets away from home and her parents are satisfied, as being a dragon’s princess is very respectable indeed. So, based on amphibious advice, she goes off to volunteer to be a dragon’s princess. But her parents don’t agree, and they eventually try to marry her off.
She wants to learn fencing, magic, cooking, and Latin, and all sorts of useful skills. I read this right before I read Ogre Enchanted, which probably was not good for the ogres, seeing as this is so good and that was so disappointing! I remember reading this series as a child, and when a copy came up in my library’s give-away-pile, I snatched it up!Ĭimorene is a princess who doesn’t like the normal princess things. Everyone can learn lessons from this, and even if they are lessons you’ve learned before, it’s good to be reminded! There is a focus on manners and politeness and practicality. I would not hesitate to give the main series to my nieces and nephews. There is good and wickedness, but everything eventually works out. I highly recommend this series to adults and children alike.
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