Dragonborn: The Twilight Child

By Author / Illustrator

Struan Murray

Genre

Fantasy

Age range(s)

Publisher

Puffin

ISBN

9780241741108

Format

Hardback

Published

21-05-2026

Synopsis

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Dragonborn series, perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures.

Having discovered her true identity as a dragon, Alex Evans must embark on a dangerous quest to stop Drak Midna and his war against humanity. When tragedy strikes the island of Skralla, Alex and her friends journey north to the magical heart of Scotland, where dark plots are in motion, and humans and dragons fight side-by-side against a rising storm of ancient demons.

Sinister forces are growing stronger every day, and as friendships fall apart and enemies old and new strike from the shadows, Alex must master her own fearsome power, and unravel a mystery that might just be the key to victory: the legend of the Twilight Child.

'Littered with fire-breathing danger, an endless layer of mind-blowing secrets, and an emotional intensity that will burn its way into young hearts . . . a daring, dazzling and dizzying delight!' Lancashire Evening Post

Reviews

Jacqueline

Alex is a dragon and now goes to a school for dragons. The evil Drak Midna is still at large and Alex and her friends need to try and stop him before he unleashes a war on humans. They travel to a magical place in Scotland, where dragons and humans work together, and there Alex finds a force possibly even more deadly than Drak Midna. Ancient demons are coming out and attacking the city and dark forces growing stronger. Who can Alex trust and can she even manage to be a proper dragon?

Dragonborn: The Twilight Child is the second book in the Dragonborn series and I think it is even better than the first one. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and it even made me cry! Alex is a deeply flawed heroine and that is probably why I like her so much. She isn't perfect and she makes mistakes and reacts as anyone would. The villain is evil and deliciously so, but the demons are possibly even more scary. Everyone is complex and the differing loyalties play out so well in this book.

I've always loved dragons, but some are definitely better than others and this book is one of the really good ones! There are lovely illustrations by Devin Elle Kurtz, both on the front cover, inside pages and end pages. Each chapter has a little drawing at the heading and the cover is just perfect.

Any reader aged nine plus who read the first book, will undoubtedly be anxious to read book two and it is always a joy when the sequel turns out to be so good. I'm looking forward to Book 3!

416 pages / Reviewed by Jacqueline Harris, teacher