Dragonslayer (novel)

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Dragonslayer is a novel by Wayland Drew published in 1981.

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Plot summary

Dragonslayer is a novelization of the film Dragonslayer . [1]

Reception

David St. Marie reviewed Dragonslayer in Ares Magazine #9 and commented that "I found Dragonslayer to be a solid novel, overall. It has failings, but most of those symptomatic of novels based on scripts have been avoided." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 St. Marie, David (July 1981). "Books". Ares Magazine (9). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 24, 29.