Friday, December 19, 2008

DragonQuest, by Donita K. Paul


The sequel to DragonSpell, this book picks up as Dragon Keeper Kale Allerion is summoned to the Wizard Fenworth’s home in The Bogs to start training as an apprentice wizard. The meech egg that Kale found in the previous story has now hatched, and the meech dragon Regidor needs both training and guidance. Who better for this job than the Dragon Keeper herself? All is well until Kale finds out thaat the evil wizard Risto has captured another meech egg and has sinister plans for the dragon inside. It’s up to Kale, Regidor, and their new acquaintance Bardon to rescue the meech egg and foil Risto’s plans.

We’ve all heard it said, “Sequels are never as good as their precursors”. Most of us have even experienced it. Well, this is one book that doesn’t live up to that phrase. I admit to being wary as I began this book—because it is, after all, just a sequel. In my opinion, though, it’s even better than DragonSpell. We meet several new and more charming characters as we follow Kale on her quest as a servant of Paladin as she also expands her talents as Dragon Keeper. I really enjoyed reading this book. If only it were a few pages longer...!


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1 comment:

Donita K. Paul said...

Thank you for such a nice review, Amy. You did a great job in interesting the reader without giving away the plot. I appreciate that! And I'm very pleased that you liked DragonQuest.