Dragonquest by Donita K. Paul Review
WaterBrook Press, June, 2005Trade Paperback, 368 pages
ISBN: 1400071291
Ages Young Adult
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Kale is a likeable heroine who must adjust to her rapid rise in status: from slave girl to the new Dragonkeeper and apprentice Wizard. Kale and her dragons are the heart and soul of the story: when the narrative focuses on them and their bond it really sings. Billed as Christian fantasy, (Kale is on a spiritual quest guided by the perfect Paladin to find his father Wulder who made the world), Donita Paul's series can easily be read as a straightforward fantasy by children of other faiths as well. Ms. Paul handles the magic of the world quite well: one interesting passage has the delightfully grumpy Wizard Fenworth explaining how magic works to his apprentices. Parents will easily recognize the simplified descriptions of atoms and how they are combined to create different kinds of matter, and how that matter can be manipulated by Wizards. (Of course, only Wulder can create those building blocks in the first place.) There are two more projected books in the series: DragonKnight and DragonFire, and that's sure to be great news for the growing readership of this appealing, heartwarming series.
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