Dragon Keeper
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| Author | Carole Wilkinson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Released | 2005 |
| Media type | Paperback, Hardcover |
| Pages | 339 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-439-79797-7 |
| Followed by | Garden of the Purple Dragon |
Dragon Keeper is a fantasy novel by Carole Wilkinson. There are three books within the series; the sequel to Dragon Keeper being Garden of the Purple Dragon, first published in 2005 and Dragon Moon yet to be released [1].
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[edit] Plot introduction
In the far western mountains of the Han Empire in ancient China, an aging dragon and a young orphan are held captive by a cruel master. Nameless and alone, the orphan is without hope, until in a moment of startling courage, she comes to the aid of the dragon. With this heroic act, the orphan discovers her destiny as Dragon Keeper. Now she and the dragon must go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone that is vital to the dragon's legacy.
[edit] Major characters
- Ping - a slave girl who Long Danzi offers the position of the new Dragon Keeper and to journey with him to the ocean to the east.
- Hua - a rat Ping carries around with her.
- Long Danzi - an ancient dragon; one of the last wild imperial dragons in Ancient China. He travels with Ping to the ocean where he takes a mysterious stone that he won't explain to Ping what it is.
- Diao - Dragon Hunter Diao, who hunts Long Danzi throughout the novel for his stone, and his corpse.
- Wang Cao - a herbalist who used to be Long Danzi's Dragon Keeper until they got separated by dragon hunters.
- Jiang Bing - a boatwoman secretly working with "The Necromancer".
- "The Necromancer" - Necromancer who has possession of Long Danzi's stone and has an evil desire for it. He acquires it from Diao after Ping and Long Danzi loose it.
- Liu Che - Emperor of China and Ping's friend for a short while.
[edit] List of awards
[edit] Main awards
- Book of the Year (Younger Readers) 2004 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
- Best Children's Book 2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Award
- Best Young Adult Book 2003 Aurealis Awards
- Winner of the 2006 Kids Own Australian Literary Awards (KOALA) Older Readers
- Winner of the 2006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange Award (Germany)
[edit] Other awards
Dragon Keeper also was:
- Shortlisted for the 2006 COOL (Canberra's Own Outstanding List) Award
- Shortlisted for the 2004 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
