Ben The Dragonborn

Ben never knew his mother and now his father has disappeared. He is chosen to stop a war between humans and merfolk on a world where his nightmares come to life. Everyone, including Ben, thinks a mistake has been made. His only chance of success depends on learning the secret of his own true self.

When Ben goes to see Mariah Templeton about his fear of water, she gives him a simple test to see if he will stay at Fairhaven Private School. Fail the test and he will go to a new school next year. Unexpected things happen and that very day Ben ends up being sent through a portal to a world full of water. Ben's journey does not make Mariah Templeton happy. If fact, most people, including Ben, will think a huge mistake has been made. The first person Ben meets is a Mermaid with attitude named Charla. Charla and one of her enemies, a human boy named Jared will travel with Ben. They will go to the top of an island mountain in their bid to stop a war between humans and Mer. There will be dangers to face along the way. But the biggest danger waits for them on top of the mountain. If they make it that far there will also be answers to the question of just who Ben is and where the nightmares he's been having come from.

In this sequel to Ben the Dragonborn, grade ten isn't turning out the way Ben hoped. Ben's best friend is no longer his roommate, but has been replaced by a strange boy who follows Ben everywhere. Jealousy awakens the dragon fire within Ben when the girl he likes returns to school with a boyfriend. That fire and the scales peeking out from under his shirtsleeves are making it increasingly difficult for Ben to keep his secret. Ben needs to go to his mother's home world to learn how to transform into a dragon. Meanwhile Ben is changing and if the training comes too late he is in danger of becoming something that is neither human nor dragon.

Few people know the location of a mysterious school where heroes of the past train those who belong to the future. Ben Taylor only learns of the school's true purpose when he is sent to the Principal's office to talk about his fear of water. Miss Templeton gives him a simple test to see if he is a Chosen of the Guardian. That very day Ben is sent through a portal to a watery world of mermaids and monsters. "Has a mistake been made?" This is the question on everyone's mind, including Ben's. Ben's only chance of success depends on discovering the secret of his own true self in a terrifying world where nightmares come to life.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the bestselling and most influential video games of the past decade. From the return of world-threatening dragons to an ongoing civil war, the province of Skyrim is rich with adventure, lore, magic, history, and stunning vistas. Beyond its visual spectacle alone, Skyrim is an exemplary gameworld that reproduces out-of-game realities, controversies, and histories for its players. Being Dragonborn, then, comes to signify a host of ethical and ideological choices for the player, both inside and outside the gameworld. These essays show how playing Skyrim, in many ways, is akin to "playing" 21st century America with its various crises, conflicts, divisions, and inequalities. Topics covered include racial inequality and white supremacy, gender construction and misogyny, the politics of modding, rhetorics of gameplay, and narrative features.

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