After a lifetime of slavery, fourteen-year-old Kale is set free. She travels to The Hall in Vendela where she will receive her training as a servant. Ogres attack her. She escapes into a cave and finds seven small dragon eggs. When she comes back out, she is rescued by Paladin servants. They inform her that Paladin has given her a gift, the ability to find dragon eggs, and persuade her to leave her journey to The Hall for another quest: find a missing meech dragon egg and fulfill her destiny as a dragonkeeper.
Donita K. Paul crafts a wonderful adventure into an amazing fantasy world. It’s no wonder why this book finaled for a Christy award. I found the characters marvelous, my favorites being Gymn and Metta, two dragons so tiny they often ride on Kale’s shoulders. I highly recommend his novel for boys and girls of all ages. Looking forward to book two.
Age Range: 8 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Part of a Series: Book One in the Dragon Keepers Chronicles
Pages: 352
Publisher: Waterbrook
Released: 2004
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