Rise of the Shadowfire: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #2)

by Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illustrator)

Overview

Grace and friends return for a new adventure in this second installment of the bestselling City of Dragons series!

Ever since the battle in Hong Kong, Grace and her friends have been trying to find a way to get to Paris. When Nate suddenly appears and whisks Grace away to the Dragon King's lair, she learns that Daijiang and his underlings are searching for an ancient relic that will let them subjugate the dragons, and Grace needs to find it first!

With Grace's burgeoning Hùnxuè powers, the team must get to Paris and stop Daijiang's plan. But their new ally, Dr. Kim, may not be all she appears, and Daijiang has formidable allies of his own: a strangely familiar accomplice and a terrifying, powerful dragon that could threaten all of Paris.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338660470
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	10/17/2023
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	962,352
File size:	88 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

JAIMAL YOGIS is the author of Saltwater Buddha, The Fear Project, All Our Waves Are Water, and the children's book series Mop Rides the Waves of Life , Mop Rides the Waves of Change and the City of Dragons. His writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, ESPN Magazine, and The Washington Post. He lives in Washington, D.C.
VIVIAN TRUONG is a comic artist who has created artwork for Riot Games, miHoYo, Rebellion, and more. Her work includes the Punches and Plants webcomic series for the popular MOBA game League of Legends and the series City of dragons. She also works as a storyboard artist for game studios, a digital production studio, and a children’s book publisher. She currently lives in London.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the City of Dragons series:

"A colorful, modern adventure—with dragons as a bonus." — Kirkus Reviews

"A good fit for kids entranced by Rick Riordan's brand of fantasy adventures." — Booklist

From the Publisher

2023-08-11
With one enemy defeated, Grace, her dragon, and her circle of friends now have even greater problems to contend with.

Grace is the last known human with dragon blood, which makes her a target, but really, she’s just like most other kids. Since moving to Hong Kong from the United States, Grace has become close to kids who like to have fun but also have each other’s backs. And this is important, because though the immediate threats to Grace and Nate, her dragon friend, have been vanquished, there are still people out there searching for them. With a secretive cult and a shadowy dragon on their heels, Grace and friends travel to Paris, hoping that Grace’s affinity for dragons (and a little help from Nate) will lead them to uncover a secret relic—before the cult can claim it for themselves. Unsure whom to trust, they must rely on their wits and their hearts to succeed. Colorful panels spill across the pages, sweeping Grace and the rest of the gang through the story’s action in an immersive fashion. This sequel to The Awakening Storm (2021) opens up Grace and Nate’s world while remaining true to the occasionally pensive themes of the first installment. Grace is white and Chinese; her friend group is multinational.

An imaginative and dramatic tale with friendship and family at its core. (Graphic fantasy. 9-13)

Kirkus Reviews