Cressida Cowell

In Hiccup the Viking's misadventures, the stakes have never been higher, and it's friend versus foe to decide the fate of the world. In this, the penultimate title in the amazing story arc that began with How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup is faced with a personal dilemma against the backdrop of an impending battle and the possible destruction of everything he knows.

How To Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

When Hiccup is stranded on the Beach of the Broken Heart, he must face UG the Uglithug and complete the impossible task.

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon's Heart

Taryn

“Stories come from somewhere. The past haunts the present in more ways than we realize.” - The witch 

“Don’t kill him unless you have to, Camicazi!” Hiccup called out.

“Oh, but I may have to,” grinned Camicazi. 

Luckily Camicazi was the kind of character who didn’t stay down for long. She was like a rubber band that always pinged back into shape. 

The greater the Hero, the more obstacles they had before them. 

“It’s always better to have a difficult conversation over a bit of food” ~ UG the Uglithug 

So important for the storyline :0! Scary and it changes Hiccup’s life.

Stephanie Ridiculous

I think these last few books have been considerably better than the middle of the series- There are some things that are irksome (like the continued use of "master" by Toothless and the Wodensfang and basically everything about Snotlout in this book) but, overall, I'm still super enjoying the building narrative a lot. 

I know this is probably a good thing for books designed for young folks, but for these last few books having the epilogue reflections has definitely stolen some of the emotional-high-stakes of the narrative. You know from book 1 that regardless of what happens in these stories Hiccup grows old, and while that didn't bother me at all books 1-8, it definitely has taken away from 9, 10, and 11 having the full impact. It's hard for a cliff hanger to really be impactful when you know homeboy makes it, ya know?

How To Train Your Dragon: How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

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