Its strong themes of friendship and self-discovery are well developed by the plot, which moves at a varied pace, but is always interesting. Its vocabulary is very rich and full of descriptive language which helps build an image of the towns and villages of old China, in which the story takes place. think that Dragonkeeper is a superbly constructed book. Ping makes a number of strong friendships on their journey, with Wang Cao, Danzi, Hua and the Emperor, and she treasures those friendships. They encounter both Diao and The Necromancer on the journey, but overcome these evil men, and also meet The Emperor. A slave girl Ping escapes from the palace of Huangling with the dragon Danzi, carrying the dragonstone towards Ocean. The book is about a slave girl and a dragon, who travel through China to reach the ocean, carrying a purple dragonstone with them and encountering many dangers on their strange quest, and journey of friendship and self discovery. I rate this book a definite 10/10 and everyone is welcome to read it. They set off on their quest and Ping finds inner qualities that she never knew existed. The male dragon starts communicating with Ping and explains a quest of the purple stone that needs to be taken to the ocean. Her master is actually in charge of them and he would be arrested if the officials find out he has not uphold his duty so he cuts up the dragon and disposes of the body. She hears a big, low growl from the dragon’s chamber and finds the female dragon is dead. Her duties at the palace is serving her master and feeding the farm animals, including two imperial dragons. Ping has been a slave ever since she can remember and never known her real name. The book looks big and long to read but that makes the story even better as the novel has the best storyline. ![]() I was interested by the front cover as this girl, dragon and purple stone had not yet had a clear explanation to me yet. I was recommended this book by the librarian as she knew I was into fantasy drama. We welcome new paddlers of all experiences at any time! Want to try dragon boating? Read more about the sport and come paddle with us.I read this book, Dragon Keeper, in Yr 6.
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