Book excerpt: Village Town is in flames„and a red dragon is to blame! The flames have been spilling down the side of Mount Mountain for days now, and Thud and Blunder are sick and tired of putting out fires. So these two nine-year-old knights take up arms and march up the mountain to slay the dreaded Deadly Dragon, Thermathraxxitalicus (or ñThermyî for short). But when they come face to face with the fiery beast...he bursts into tears! Can Thud and Blunder figure out whatÍs wrong with this whiney dragon before their entire town is turned to ash? Nothing is what it seems in this fantasy adventure series of early chapter books!