Dragonheart (Penguin Readers, Level 2)

'It was a time when winged creatures ruled heaven and earth !' Evil King Freyne is killed in battle and young Prince Einon is badly hurt. His mother Queen Aislinn asks a dragon to save his life, promising that Einon will be a good king to his people. But he doesn't keep his promise and men and dragons are at war. Will peace ever return to the land? A magical story of good and evil set in the tenth century - a time of knights and dragons! The spectacular film of the story stars Dennis Quaid.