false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172407587m/172734.jpg 172734 2 One Dragon Egg Holds the Key to the Future.<br><br>Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service. <br><br>A Desperate Search Begins&#8230;<br><br>A small band of Paladin&#8217;s servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect&#8230;<br><br>Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, <i>Dragonspell</i> is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction. 166822 6 2004 DragonSpell (DragonKeeper Chronicles #1) total:555|5:237|4:178|3:87|2:39|1:14| 555 2250 852 108 3 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 13:14:35 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 13:31:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 22 09:51:37 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:32:12 -0800 2009 To start, the plot was filled with action, but not very original. The entire book revolved around the main character and her journey to find the Meech dragon ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:07:25 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 07:40:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 18:49:56 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 18:27:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 19 12:53:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 12:53:20 -0700 2009 I found it refreshing because Ms. Paul doesn't try to copy Tolkien. A few of the character traits and themes were a bit unoriginal, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 05 12:21:35 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:21:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 27 19:04:04 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 19:33:19 -0800 2008
A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 21:04:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 15:30:12 -0700 2009
Which of course means it is meant for younger children.

I enjoyed this typical book of self discovery. There were a lot of issues though. The main character is as bland as oatmeal in order to be easy to relate to. The wor...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 08:43:50 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 09:32:58 -0800 2008 3 Eragon, but the choppy sentences, 3 to 5-page chapte...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Mar 23 10:51:37 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 10:50:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 20 19:40:32 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 19:40:32 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 08:15:29 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 07:27:49 -0800 2009 Kale may never reach her destination as (strictly) instructed to her. Chosen by Paladin himself, she was soon swept into a quest to find a meech egg within the evil Wizard Risto's domain.

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