The Last Dragon on Mars — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A boy living on Mars unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider in this “rip-roaring” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) first book in the sci-fi and fantasy mash-up The Dragonships series, sure to delight fans of Skandar and Eragon.
Keep your eyes down and your feet moving, or this planet will rust you.
That’s what Lunar Jones tells the other kids at the relocation clinic. All of them were born on Mars, a planet that never wanted people in the first place. With resources scarce and hope even scarcer, it’s easy to get distracted looking up. After all, their ancestors descended from the stars.
Martian history always starts with Earth. The first astronauts discovered that space was already occupied. Not by little green men or flying saucers. It was full of dragons. One for every moon, every planet, every star. When humanity discovered that Earth’s dragon had sacrificed herself to make their home planet habitable, they set their sights on Mars. If one dead dragon could breathe life into a world, why not create another one? Mankind won the war that followed, but with one catch. As the dragon died, he whispered a curse over Mars. The first settlers found their crops wouldn’t grow. Animals hunted them. Storms raged endlessly. It took three generations to figure out the truth: Mars was doomed.
Lunar knows all the old stories about dragons and space, but no one up there’s planning to help him or his crew. Instead, he focuses on scrapping valuable gear that the storms uncover in the war zone. Until one day, a salvaging run goes wrong. Desperate to find shelter, Lunar goes underground in a restricted zone. What he finds there, buried in the Martian dust, might just be the only hope left for a dying planet.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Last Dragon on Mars appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story includes laser gun battles, dragon attacks, a character knifed and left for dead, an order to kill, and an extended fight scene in which one character dies in an explosion, with little blood shown. The book has dragon attacks, peril, a fear simulator and fear-based attacks that give characters nightmares.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have violence?
Found (Supporting): The story includes laser gun battles, dragon attacks, a character knifed and left for dead, an order to kill, and an extended fight scene in which one character dies in an explosion, with little blood shown.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book has dragon attacks, peril, a fear simulator and fear-based attacks that give characters nightmares.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Last Dragon on Mars have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
