A lonely green dragon, Sylla, adopts a shipwrecked and orphaned boy, to raise in her mountain cave. By doing so she risks the ridicule of her own kind and the anger of villagers. WIERM'S EGG is shortened to Wiermig or just Ig, egg, for the boy's name.

This readable and well-written fantasy brings village folks to life as convincingly as kings and dragons. Young Ig grows up speaking to seabirds and learning the dragon tongue; he later trains as a bard to pick up songs and more dragon lore. This unusual hero travels the land with a lute to sing for his supper, meeting witches, sea serpents, and princesses. Eventually the return of a huge black dragon bent on destruction threatens to destroy everything he has ever known. Could Ig find some way to avert disaster where knights have failed?

While fantasy lovers of any age should be delighted with the story by Jennifer Garlen, an American Professor of English, I also class it as Young Adult as the tale is suitable for teen readers and we meet some well characterised young people. For a coming of age fantasy adventure with an unusual twist, I highly recommend this e-book WIERM'S EGG and I look forward to reading more from Jennifer Garlen in the future.