Dragonkeeper
Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an aging dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected.
This is the story of a young slave girl who believes she is not worthy of a name but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey - and do what must be done.
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards for Book of the Year: Younger Readers (2004), Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) for Older Readers (2006), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Children's Book Award - Mary Ryan's Award (2004), Aurealis Award for Young Adult Novel (2003)
About the Dragonkeeper Series
Books in series order
- 1.Dragonkeeper(2003)
- 2.Garden of the Purple Dragon(2005)
- 3.Dragon Moon(2007)
- 4.Blood Brothers(2012)
- 5.Shadow Sister(2014)
- 6.Bronze Bird Tower(2017)
- +Dragon Dawn(2007)
- +The Dragon Companion(2007)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
The multi-award winning books in the Dragonkeeper series, combine an enthralling mix of ancient Chinese culture and history, magic, myth and fantasy. The story is set during the Han dynasty of China, and follows the adventures of Ping and an aging dragon, Danzi. Although Ping is just a humble young slave girl, she finds the strength and courage to make an epic and perilous journey with Danzi, across China.