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Dragon of the Red Dawn

  • 2007 first published
  • 108 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (6 ratings)
  • 18 editions

Published in 2007, Dragon of the Red Dawn is a historical fantasy and time-travel fiction novella by Mary Pope Osborne. The story is set in Japan and Edo, in the Tokugawa period, 1600–1868. Key subjects include magic, brothers and sisters, happiness and time travel.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 59 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 108 pages — 1–2 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Dragon of the Red Dawn

Merlin the magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Happiness
  • Time travel
  • Magic in fiction
  • Happiness in fiction
  • Brothers and sisters in fiction
  • Time travel in fiction
  • Japan in fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Japan
  • Emotions
  • Historical Fiction
  • Magie
  • Littérature de jeunesse anglaise
  • Histoire

Quick answers

Who wrote Dragon of the Red Dawn?

Dragon of the Red Dawn was written by Mary Pope Osborne and first published in 2007.

What genre is Dragon of the Red Dawn?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Time Travel, Historical Fiction and Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Dragon of the Red Dawn?

The median edition has 108 pages, about 1–2 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Dragon of the Red Dawn?

Readers who like it often enjoy Shōgun, Sam Samurai and Hi No Tori.

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