#dragonkeeper chronicles

Dragonkeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul (2004-2008)

When Kale, a slave girl, finds a dragon egg, she is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. But on her way to The Hall, where she was to be trained, Kale runs into danger. Rescued by a small band of Paladin's servants, Kale is turned from her destination. 

Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find the Wizard Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg--whose true value they have not begun to suspect.

Clocktaur War by T. Kingfisher (2017-2018)

A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It's not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T. Kingfisher's new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals (and a scholar), thrown together in an attempt to unravel the secret of the Clockwork Boys, mechanical soldiers from a neighboring kingdom that promise ruin to the Dowager's city.

If they succeed, rewards and pardons await, but that requires a long journey through enemy territory, directly into the capital. It also requires them to refrain from killing each other along the way At turns darkly comic and touching, Clockwork Boys puts together a broken group of people trying to make the most of the rest of their lives as they drive forward on their suicide mission.

The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon (1988-1989)

Paksenarrion — Paks for short — is somebody special. She knows it, even if nobody else does yet. No way will she follow her father's orders to marry the pig farmer down the road. She's off to join the army, even if it means she can never see her family again.

And so her adventure begins... the adventure that transforms her into a hero remembered in songs, chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.

Here is her tale as she lived it.

Paks is trained as a mercenary, blooded, and introduced to the life of a soldier . . . and to the followers of Gird, the soldier's god.

Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen (2006-2016)

An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.

Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.

Dragon Jousters by Mercedes Lackey (2003-2006)

The first book in this thrilling new series introduces us to a young slave who dreams of becoming a jouster-one of the few warriors who can actually ride a flying dragon. And so, in secret, he begins to raise his own dragon...

Frontier Magic by Patricia C. Wrede (2009-2012)

Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This means he's supposed to possess amazing talent -- and she's supposed to bring only bad things to her family and her town. Undeterred, her family moves to the frontier, where her father will be a professor of magic at a school perilously close to the magical divide that separates settlers from the beasts of the wild.

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (2017)

The Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border ― unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and ― best of all as far as Elliot is concerned ― mermaids.  "Serene," said Serene. "My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle." Elliot? Who’s Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He’s smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands. It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there’s Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there’s her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There’s even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world. In Other Lands is the exhilarating new book from beloved and bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan. It’s a novel about surviving four years in the most unusual of schools, about friendship, falling in love, diplomacy, and finding your own place in the world ― even if it means giving up your phone.

Iron Butterfly by Chanda Hahn (2012-2014)

Imprisoned, starved and left with no memories, Thalia awakens to find herself at the mercy of an evil cult known as the Septori. Their leader has chosen Thalia as the test subject for a torture device of untold power, designed to change and twist her into something that is neither human nor Denai.

Escaping, Thalia finds an unwilling warrior to protect her and an unlikely Denai to befriend her. After finding a home at the Citadel as a servant, Thalia’s worst nightmare comes to life and she begins to show signs of power. Scared and unable to control her gifts, she tries to hide her past to fit in among the Denai. But the Septori want their latest test subject back and will stop at nothing to retrieve her, dead or alive.

Old Magic by Marianna Curley (2000)

Jarrod Thornton is mesmerizing, but Kate Warren doesn’t know why.

Jarrod is the clumsy new boy at school that Kate can’t take her eyes off, and it’s not just because he has amazing eyes, but because she senses something different about him, and when he inadvertently blows up the classroom, she knows exactly what it is. He has powers like her, except he doesn’t know it and Kate sets out to show him. On their journey of discovery Kate learns Jarrod has an ancient curse on his family that will keep hurting his little brother and parents if they don’t do something to remove it.

Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist (1988)

There’s this book series by Donita K. Paul called “The DragonKeeper Chronicles”

And in the second book we’re introduced to a character named Regidor.

Who (while maybe not actually looking exactly the same) has certain similar physical attributes. As well as a penchant for the dramatics, surprisingly strong, a mysterious past/history the audience doesn’t know (to be fair Regidor doesn’t know his history, either--more like Odo in that respect, but still). And many similar descriptions of facial features. Trouble with not being the one in authority, at times. Dragon/Snake references to his countenance.

Just. They’re similar in a lot of ways. And not similar in many ways as well. 

But reading that book again, I realized Regidor felt way too familiar to me for not having read the book in a couple of years.

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

The Dragonkeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul

Sorry for the delay on these; yesterday was crazy.

2. If you could be the main character or one of the main characters in any fictional world, which would it be?

Amara (DragonKeeper Chronicles). Main-character-dom in that world typically involves tiny friendly dragons, a minimum of mindreading abilities, a possibility that I'm a wizard, and a low risk of death. Also, it's one of the first worlds I really fell in love with, so there's that. (I would also be down to be a main character in Narnia, though.)

8. Out of all the blood families in any fictional world, which would you want to be a part of?

As I mentioned in a previous post (answering a different question), I would be 100% down to be a Foley (Dragons in Our Midst). Walter's family is a good lot on the whole, and I'd get to be near the action without the stress of dragon genetics.

Alternatively, can I be a Barlow from the Legends of Karac Tor? I think those brothers need a sister. Preferably one who would be more excited about stumbling into another world than they are.

30. If you could make any supporting character the main character, who would it be?

Oh, this is a tough one. Generally, while I love a good supporting character as much as anyone, I recognize why they're the support and not the main (or else they're like Eanrin or Wit/Hoid and they're a recurring character whose story is told over the course of many other peoples' stories.) THAT SAID, I would read a novel about Akashi Keiji or Laisren and Siobhra from Wyn Estelle Owens' books.

40. If you could hold a proper funeral for any fictional character, who didn't get one, who would it be?

I can't think of anyone to say whose death isn't a pretty major spoiler or who I'm confident didn't get a funeral or memorial at some point in the text, so . . . gonna have to pass on that one, sorry.

This took me forever because I was traveling and didn't want to type it on my phone; sorrrrrryyyyyyyy!

Anyway. Goldstone Wood is my favorite Christian fiction! But I think you know that already. And DragonKeeper Chronicles is my second, though there's a significant gap in between those two. They both feel like home to me, for different reasons. I love so many of the characters, and if you gave me the chance to live in either storyworld, I would do so in a heartbeat. They're also both inspired my love of particular magical creatures or tropes, I think? Like, Goldstone Wood is probably what solidified my love of magical cats and a lot of how I think a fae realm Ought To Be. And DragonKeeper Chronicles (along with The Inheritance Cycle later on) influenced a lot of how much I love dragons and how I think about dragons and how dragons interact with people.

I won't deny that Goldstone Wood is the deeper of the two. It has some utterly beautiful allegories, and gets a bit more into the shades of grey (though without compromising on the truth in any way). And for the most part, the stakes feel higher. But there's a lot I really appreciate about DragonKeeper Chronicles too. They're cozy, in a way. They heavily emphasize the importance of friendships and family. They have multiple couples who continue to be active and adventurous and all that after they get married, which is something I value more and more as time goes on.

DragonKeeper Chronicles is also why I desperately want a pocket-sized dragon. So, yeah.

Just One Word Book Photo Challege | November 6 | Childhood

So, when I was a kid, I really loved Donita K. Paul’s books.  Honestly, I don’t remember much about them except they were basically Christian fantasy books and had cute dragons.  ANYWAYS, when I was like.. 10? 12? 13? I wrote an e-mail to the author.  OH MAN it was SUCH a fangirl e-mail.  Plus I had a bunch of writing questions and... like, it was a loooong e-mail.  And the author took time to reply and she was so nice answering my questions (I had sent e-mails to authors before because I was a nerd and usually got short responses).  She was just so darn enthusiastic about my writing and my passion.  It was incredible.  She even let me e-mail her agent or editor (I’m not sure... it was a young woman who worked with her) so that this person could look at some of my completed stories and give me some input, advice, and general writing tips.  Honestly, it was just so encouraging as a young kid to find someone (apart from my parents lol) who believed in me and was excited about my excitement.  Whenever I remember those e-mails, I think about how much I hope that in the future I too can encourage someone else to keep writing and to keep being passionate about their interests.