I cannot believe an editor was so lax as to approve this! I can ignore bad writing for the sake of a good story, but repetitive, uncreative writing just jars me from the story, and bores and frustrates me.Īs for the female characters- why are they so downtrodden? I get that Hobb might want to talk about the struggles of women in a less-developed, slightly oppressive environment, but she has gone overboard. The speech between one character and the next is almost identical sometimes, and conversation tends to repeat another character's thoughts from a mere one page earlier. 211 pages in, and I cannot recall any ordinary conversations- they are all super long, almost formal, and seem to talk about the same town issues/ over and over again, with no distinct differences in the perspective from different characters. I think her Liveship series was somewhere in between the others and this book in quality. And her wide variety of characters, and in particular her representations of women, were excellent. I adored the Farseer & Tawny Man series from Hobb, and her writing style was perfectly fine in those. This is a good story, but the writing does it absolutely no justice. I'm only about a quarter through this book, but it is frustrating me so much that I have to vent my feelings. So, though I stand by my low rating and negative review of Dragon Keeper, I would recommend you push through it and read the rest of the series, because I adored the second book.***** The improvement from the first book is almost miraculous. Its appeal is broad: complex enough for adults yet accessible to younger readers.*****I just wanted to say that I have finished the second book, Dragon Haven. "Wilkinson writes with elegant simplicity and her tale acquires the force of fable. proof that the fantasy genre is still working its magic." - Jodie Minus, The Weekend Australian something worth celebrating." - Kate Fewster, Viewpoint the sights, smells and tastes of this fantastic ancient China are fully realised." - Australian Bookseller and Publisher an ambitious novel, marrying ancient Chinese history and culture with magic and fantasy. It is a story that informs as it delights and leaves the reader with a yearning to know more." - The Children's Book Council of Australia, Judges' Report is the essence of this outstanding novel. "An enchanting blend of fantasy and history." - The Age a wonderfully satisfying and unexpected climax." - Adelaide Advertiser "I was riveted by the magical adventures, beautifully told, of a nameless Chinese slave girl." - Katharine England, Australian Book Review in an absorbing, textured, adventure story." - Australian Book Review In Dragonkeeper, Carole Wilkinson transports the reader to a richly evoked ancient China during the Han Dynasty. Before that she had worked as a laboratory assistant and as a film and television writer and editor.Ģ018 Silver Award (Children's Book), Illustrators Australia AwardsĢ014 Graham Davey Citation, Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) (Dragonkeeper series)Ģ013 Gold Award – Book Series, Illustrators Australia (Dragonkeeper series)Ģ006 Older Readers, Kids Own Australian Literary Awards (KOALA)Ģ006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange Award (Germany)Ģ006 COOL (Canberra’s Own Outstanding List) AwardĢ004 Book of the Year (Younger Readers), Children’s Book Council of Australia AwardsĢ004 Best Children’s Book, Queensland Premier’s Literary AwardĢ004 International Youth Library’s White Ravens ListĢ003 Best Young Adult Book, Aurealis Awards Though Carole has written over 30 books, she did not write her first book until she was nearly 40. She has a long-standing fascination with dragons and is interested in the history of everything. This is the story of a young 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.Ĭarole Wilkinson is an award-winning and much loved author of books for children. 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. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Collect the original seven books in the award-winning Dragonkeeper series !Īncient China, Han Dynasty.
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