DragonKnight: A Novel

By Donita K. Paul

Return to the land of dragons and magic you discovered in Dragonspell and DragonQuest, in this finely crafted and memorable work of fantasy fiction with a core of eternal truth.

Trapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued?

Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, who are on a mission to rescue the woman’s son trapped in a chamber of sleep. When Bardon learns that more of Paladin’s knights are imprisoned within the chamber, he suspects one of them is Dragon Keeper Kale’ s missing father.

The band travels north, uncertain of their destination and encountering numerous perils. When they unlock the chamber, they discover a dozen knights. But the knights cannot be awakened, and the journal holding the secret to rousing them is in an unknown language. How can they find the help they need, and overcome even graver obstacles, to rescue the knights?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: May 20, 2008
• ISBN: 9780307446237

Reviews for DragonKnight

[lcarter11 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Bardon has grown up considerably in this book. He's even learned to tolerate people. When he has to...and preferably not during his mandatory sabbatical. But a good man goes where he's needed, and the strangers he meets definitely need his help. N’Rae, one of the strangers, is a beautiful and rather naive young emerlindian. Her ability to mind-speak with animals both helps and hinders their quest to locate and rescue her missing father. Another member of the quest is generous to a fault--legally! Through the twists and turns of the unexpected, the new and the familiar characters battle seaborne monsters, cave dragons, and grawligs, to name a few.In the end, all turns out well and along the way, a good deal of common sense is packed into Bardon's (never dull) meditations. ***To Bardon: "Have you ever stolen beauty?"Bardon: "Never."

[bookslesstravelled · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite books, the world was realistic and detailed enough to entrance me, the characters were my friends! Such a good book!

[jcsoblonde · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

First of all, before you read this book, I would recommend you read the first two in this series- 'DragonSpell', and 'DragonQuest'. I own this whole series, but I would have to say that this segment, though I enjoyed it, would have to be my least favorite. After the author establishes a strong heroine- Kale, in DragonKnight's predecessors, she takes the tactic of switching the point of view to Bardon- a side character from 'DragonQuest'. This route at times does work, but in my opinion, not often, and the book has to be exceptional to pull it off. I found Bardon to be a bit dry, complaining, and a full of self-pity. Though I did like the book, it was harder to keep my mind focused on the plot because of Bardon's annoying personality. Kale doesn't show up till the last few chapters, which I found disappointing. However, Bardon's character is strengthened as he goes on a unique journey that deeply refines him as into he really is- a kind, loyal, and caring person. The story has its magical moments, and characters are introduced that appear later on in the series. Just be prepared for a different hero, and enjoy the book!

[linkbdd123 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is my favorite book out of the Dragon Keeper chronicles. It has action, suspence, and you just will not want to put the book down, literaly!!