Sneaking out of prison isn't easy, unless you are a thief, or a wizard. Luckily, Conn is both! Trouble is, once he's out, where does he go? His home is a pile of rubble since he blew it up doing magic. His master, the wizard Nevery, is furious. With a new order of exile, this time with a death penalty, Conn has never been in such a tight fix.

But Wellmet is in danger from an evil predator coming to destroy the city. Now Conn must set off on a quest to find something that will help him fight back. After an explosive experiment, he follows the call of his magic stone to a distant land. When Conn is swept away in the mouth of a magnificent Dragon, he is to face a power unlike any other... but is he a match for it and can he save his city, and himself, in time?

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This is book 3 in The Magic Thief .

There are 432 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sarah Prineas is the author of The Magic Thief series. She holds a Ph. D in English Literature and teaches seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature. She lives in Iowa City with her family.