Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Paul K — 11 Aug 2007

Very dated but still pretty decent fantasy stuff. The dragon used to terrify me when I was a kid.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Paul K on 11 Aug 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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