Dragon Keeper
In ancient China during the Han Dynasty, a young slave girl toils away for a lazy and cruel master. Unloved and orphaned, the girl does not even know her name until in a remarkable moment of courage, she helps save an ageing dragon and her life is changed forever. Now, she must travel across...
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In ancient China during the Han Dynasty, a young slave girl toils away for a lazy and cruel master. Unloved and orphaned, the girl does not even know her name until in a remarkable moment of courage, she helps save an ageing dragon and her life is changed forever. Now, she must travel across China protecting a mysterious stone that is vital to the dragon. As they journey over mountains and face an evil dragon hunter, the young girl and the old dragon form an unlikely and powerful bond.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786855810 (0786855819)
ASIN: 786855819
Publish date: April 1st 2005
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
China,
Dragons
Series: Dragon Keeper (#1)
I have no aversion to reading children's books, but this one was of the kind that is talking down to children instead of with or at them. A nice enough plot line and a bit of Chinese history, but little else.
The last imperial dragon is being barely cared for by Master Lan, most of the duties fall to his slave girl - Ping - a name we don't find out till later as he doesn't bother using her name and she doesn't know it either it's on a necklace she wears. She rescues the dragon from certain death and the...
This is the book that changed the way I read. I was maybe eleven or twelve and I loved this book so much that I became obsessed with dragons. Then came the love of all things fantasy.
A charming, easy read. There were occasions where I couldn't quite follow the logic of Ping's enemies and their ability to abruptly show up at inconvenient moments, but I was definitely caught by Ping's development from passive slave to burgeoning strength.
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