Books with author Erin Knight

This unabridged vintage edition is from Grosset & Dunlap's "Famous Dog Stories" series. The artist for the dust jacket illustration is unknown. The copyright date is 1940, when the Winston edition was published. This copy of the book, with the brown tweed binding and brown topstain, was printed in the 1950s. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5 inches, 186 pages.

The author of the national bestselling Vampire Earth series presents the fiery fifth book in his epic dragons saga. Scattered across a continent, three dragon siblings are among the last of a dying breed?the final hope for their species? survival. Wistala, sister to the Copper who is now Emperor of the Upper World, has long thought humans the equal of dragons. She leads the Firemaids, fierce female fighting dragons who support the Hominids of Hypatia. Which puts her at odds with both her brothers, for the Copper has no use for the humans he now dominates and AuRon, the rare scale-less grey, would isolate himself and his family from both the world of men and the world of dragons. But as the Copper?s empire roils with war, greed, and treachery, the time is fast approaching when Wistala will have to choose who to stand with? and fight for...

Twelve-year-old Joe Carraclough is heartbroken. Lassie, the family's beloved collie, must be sold to the Duke of Rudling, a bad-tempered, wealthy old man. The Carracloughs are struggling through hard times and can't afford to keep Lassie, who is without a doubt the finest collie in Yorkshire.The Duke sends Lassie to his estate in Scotland, four-hundred miles to the north, but Lassie will not be kept away from the family she loves. By instinct she starts the long journey south to find the home where she belongs.Filled with danger and adventure, this is the story of the love and loyalty shared by a boy and his dog. First published in 1940, the legendary Lassie Come-Home is sure to warm the hearts of yet another generation of readers.