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When Kale, a slave girl, finds a dragon egg, she is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. But on her way to The Hall, where she was to be trained, Kale runs into danger. Rescued by a small band of Paladin’s servants, Kale is turned from her destination.
Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find the Wizard Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg—whose true value they have not begun to suspect.
Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell—the first book in the Dragon Keepers Chronicles—is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction.
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Release date
May 20, 2008 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780307446213
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780307446213
- File size: 796 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.2
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 4
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Reviews
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June 1, 2004
This fantasy about dragons and wizards has a Christian worldview reminiscent of C.S. Lewis. Paul lives in Colorado Springs, CO.Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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November 1, 2004
Gr 4-8-After 14 years as a slave girl in the village of River Away, Kale is free, because of a dragon's egg. Since she found it, the village elders have decided that she must present herself and the egg to the great wizards of the walled city of Vendela, where she expects to become a servant of Paladin, the earthly representative of Wulder, supreme being of Amara. Her journey is interrupted first by attacking ogres, then by a detour into a cave that hides seven more dragon eggs, and finally by a daring escape aided by dragon-riding rescuers who become Kale's guides, tutors, and closest cohorts on her travels. Two of her precious eggs hatch on the way and become her constant companions-first green Gymn, who heals, and then purple Metta, who sings. To them, Kale is much more than just a slave girl-she is the last of the great Allerion dragon-keepers. This is classic quest fantasy with echoes of J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (Houghton) and of Christopher Paolini's Eragon (Knopf, 2003). As in C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books (HarperCollins), Christian allegories and messages are clearly presented and easily found, but it is equally possible to read this as Kale's story as it happened in Amara, a world completely separate from our own. It would be a shame to limit readership by relegating this clever and inventive story to the genre of Christian fiction. There is plenty of room for sequels, and readers will want to know much more about Kale and the remainder of her quest.-Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PACopyright 2004 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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