Dragonkeeper (original 2003; edition 2006)

by Carole Wilkinson

Series: Dragonkeeper (1)

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An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon's legacy.

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Title:	Dragonkeeper
Authors:	Carole Wilkinson
Info:	Macmillan Children's Books (2006), Hardcover, 352 pages
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Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson (2003)

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A solid start - especially after trudging through the Tawney Man series. I love how the characters in part one are being slowly developed and explored. For me, this fills a major gap in Hobb's writing and is a welcome relief. I think the pacing of the story suffers a little, but I have confidence that will resolve itself as the series progresses! (

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BreePye | Oct 6, 2023 |

This book was just adorable. A former slave girl, her dragon and her rat going off on adventures in ancient China. It's just all I could ever ask for in a book.

I loved the dragon. Talking dragons are the beest, and even better when they are cute and friendly like this one. I also liked Ping a lot: her resourcefulness reminded me of Mosca Mye, another fave children's book heroine of mine.

The ending was sad, but I guess in a good way, and I can't hardly wait to read the next book. Reading this was the perfet way to spend a Friday night. (

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upontheforemostship | Feb 22, 2023 |

Cool story bro needs more dragons (

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angelgay | Jul 1, 2020 |

This is a good book for young readers. (

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bookscantgetenough | May 5, 2019 |

Great adventure with some good drama. Story line really keeps you glued and longing for the next chapter. I'm not really into Dragon Tales but this one kept me going. Just a pity I could not find a paperback to the second book. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Carole Wilkinson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Knecht, Peter	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The dragon companion : an encyclopedia by Carole Wilkinson

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0977, 2009, Ages 12↑)

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For John
Who first introduced me to dragons

And Lili
My resident editor and sounding board

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A bamboo bowl flew through the air, aimed at the slave girl's head.

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An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon's legacy.

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In the far western mountains of the Han Empire in ancient China, an aging dragon and a young slave girl are both used and neglected by the cruel Master Lan. Nameless and alone, the slave girl, is without hope, her only friend is her pet rat, Hua. After one of the Imperial Dragons suddenly dies the slave girl finds herself coming to the aid of the last dragon. The two escape,but when the emperor finds out that one of his dragons is dead, Master Lan blames it on her and she finds herself chased by the imperial guards who believe she is an evil sorceress, a necromancer and a dragon hunter who is determined to kill the dragon and take the dragon's stone. And the dragon, Long Danzi tells the slave girl her true name: Ping (meaning duckweed). Ping discovers her destiny as Dragon Keeper.

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