DragonLight

DragonKeeper Chronicles #5

by Donita K. Paul

The fantastic land of Amara is recovering from years of war inflicted on its citizens by outside forces–as well as from the spiritual apathy corroding the Amarans’ hearts. With Kale and her father serving as dragon keepers for Paladin, the dragon populace has exploded. It’s a peaceful, exciting time of rebuilding. And yet, an insidious, unseen evil lurks just beneath the surface of the idyllic countryside.

Truth has never been more important, nor so difficult to discern.

As Kale and her father are busy hatching, bonding, and releasing the younger generation of dragons as helpers throughout the kingdom, the light wizard has little time to develop her skills. Her husband, Sir Bardon–despite physical limitations resulting from his bout with the stakes disease–has become a leader, serving on the governing board under Paladin. When Kale and Bardon set aside their daily responsibilities to join meech dragons Regidor and Gilda on a quest to find a hidden meech colony, they encounter sinister forces. Their world is under attack by a secret enemy… can they overcome the ominous peril they can’t even see?

Prepare to experience breathtaking adventure and mind-blowing fantasy as never before in this dazzling, beautifully-crafted conclusion to Donita K. Paul’s popular DragonKeeper Chronicles fantasy series.

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, Young Adult, Christian, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian Fantasy

377 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

I am an author of Christian Fantasy. My first 7 books were Christian Romance, but I came over to the Dark Side when I heard there were cookies.

Reviews

[Madisyn Carlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is always bittersweet when you end a wonderful series. On one hand, you can always go back and reread the books. On the other, you still have to bid the characters farewell.

DragonLight is a fun, adventurous book and the last in an absolutely epic series. Donita K. Paul truly is one of the all-time champion authors of Christian fantasy, and has set high standards other books in this genre are compelled to meet.

I love Kale and Bardon. They make quite a team and their personalities just jive so well, even when Kale wants to hit her husband over the head. The dragons, too, have their own personalities, which adds hilarity to the story. The supporting characters are well-done, as always, and the nasty antagonists...well, they fully deserved what happened. I was quite pleased when a certain scene for a certain dragon occurred.

The faith elements are, as usual, excellent. I really appreciated how Paul was staunch about how any religion that deviates from the Bible is false. We need more writers who aren't afraid to speak the truth no matter how it might "offend" society. And the way the settings were wrought either gave me good chills or bad chills. The story is quick-paced and sweeps the reader into danger, excitement, and the battle of good versus evil.

I did have a few minor complaints, but nothing that detracts from the five star rating. One, what was up with Gilda? When had she become so unpleasant? I get the reasons behind it, but they didn't seem catalytic enough to make her as aggravating as she was at times. Still, I liked how that particular issue was ended. Two, the ending felt rushed. I really wanted to know more about Gilda, Regidor, and their egg (when it hatched, what it's name was, etc.), but we aren't given the pleasure of knowing.

Ah well. This is still a delightful book, and I was loathe to turn the final page because it meant bidding these adorable characters goodbye. I do want to know what type of adventures Kale and Bardon's children are swept into, but I doubt I will ever receive those stories, seeing how these books were written when I was a youngster. That usually indicates there won't be a followup series.

If you haven't read this series, you need to. I thoroughly enjoyed four out of five books (the fourth I just couldn't get into--nothing against the author, characters, or book itself). Paul truly is a master storyteller.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to love these books, I really do. I've found so much to like in each of them, but I just can't get past the heavy-handed preaching. In this last one we find out that it's not just wrong to disagree with the mainstream religion, diversity of thought is more evil than a mountain-sized, man-eating dragon. I find that kind of message more terrifying than the lackluster villains in these books. Evidently, it's ok to look and act differently, as long as your beliefs fall in line with the "correct" principles.

It is certainly possible for evil men to use religion to lead people into death and destruction, but that is the risk you take when you allow people to choose for themselves. I prefer a world where we are still free to choose our own thoughts and beliefs, even if your idea of God is radically different from mine. I respect your beliefs and expect you to respect mine. It seems that this author feels differently and that bothered me and constantly stood between me and the story.

As for the story itself, it's passable. I enjoyed the baby elements and the new kind of dragon was nifty. I thought the ending was flat and predictable. It's not a bad book, just a flawed one.

[Abby Burrus · Rating 5 out of 5]

AHHHH IT'S OVERRRRRRRR!!!
Well, there's another series down in the books, and I think it's safe to say I'll probably be rereading it. This is definitely my favorite book in the series, with the exception of the fact that Fenworth was not involved :( But all the other characters really came into their own and that is part of what really made the book for me. Random thoughts...
I find the plot with the 'Followers' very interesting. SPOILER: Their truth was so close to what was really true, but with a subtle but important difference that made it complete heresy.
And that was the difference between grace and works for our salvation. This is a distinction we need to be aware of in the Christian faith, the bedrock of it all, and this one little lie of us earning our salvation, no matter how much truth surrounds it, is deadly.
The minor dragons are SO CUTE and I want one of my own!!!!
Toopka and her child-like nature, and what she became in the end, was perfect. She was a mystery until the very end, but always adorable.
Gilda was UNBEARABLE until the very end. Her arrogance towards Kale and the minor dragons was nearly insufferable. SPOILER: My poor Gymn being so insulted!
SPOILER: Oh, and one of the best parts was definitely Kale and Bardon having their first child!
Finally, the humor in this book was top notch. It was so fun and alive and colorful!
Overall, I really enjoyed this Christian fantasy series. My one problem with this book and other books in it was that the ending went too quickly. But that's it and not the worst thing.
Also, I think it's safe to say I'll be heading on to the companion series that occurs in this same fantasy world.

[Janna Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of you have probably heard of the Dragon Keeper Chronicles Series by Donita Paul. It is an amazing series that currently has 5 books in it - DragonSpell DragonQuest DragonKnight DragonFire DragonLight We enter the world of Amara with Knights, Wizards, Dragons and of course clear lines drawn between good and evil. Donita has created many kinds of creatures and other amazing characters that take us through many adventures. One of my favorite parts is definitely the dragons themselves. There are different kinds with different gifts usually based on what color they are. They each have different personalities and are quite captivating really. This is a world that will pull you in and have you begging for more. I was a little behind the times with this series - I came in on book #5 (DragonLight) but was able to get the first one and read it before reading DragonLight. I loved them both and have since gotten the middle three and can't wait to go back to Amara and follow those journeys! This is a series written for YA but designed for anyone that likes fantasy and using their imaginations...

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic conclusion to the series!!
I've honestly enjoyed this series so much. At first, I was slightly put off by the dragons because all the dragons that have featured in the books I've read have been evil, but here there were good dragons. And boy, did I fall in love with them! Each of them were unique and fun to read about.
This novel tackled a different enemy than the former novels. This time the enemy came from 'within' and dealt with themes of compromise and deceit, which I think was well-done.
I loved stepping back into the wonderful creation that is Amara, and throughout the whole series, I've enjoyed every minute I've spent in there.
I was delighted to catch up with my favourite characters, especially Kale and Bardon. They are so cute together and it was so good to see the husband and wife duo working together.
With fun adventures, fascinating creatures, and magical inventions, this novel is not to be missed!
I would recommend this to lovers of Christian fantasy.

[NoUsernameForYou · Rating 4 out of 5]

The series itself was pretty good. It was a nice break from other dragon books I've read such as Dragon Champion, Wings of Fire, His Majesty's Dragon, and The Fire Within, which were good books but lacked a certain amount of cleanliness. (If you can't tell, I love reading about dragons)

In this series, the author didn't go overboard with blood and gore. There wasn't a ridiculous amount of swearing. Those two things made me want to forgive all the other things in the book that made me cringe, though there weren't many.

The characters were well-made, their personalities made sense... except for Gilda. I just couldn't figure out why she acted the way she did. She didn't seem to have much of a personality; it seemed her entire purpose was to annoy the characters in the book (and, by extension, the reader). I liked the different names of the different races and the naming schemes of some of the races. The dragons were fun.

The world itself was so unique, it didn't really matter that the plot was a bit predictable because there would be something new that would help them. There wasn't a huge amount of plot armor, but there is still quite a bit. Kale's moonbeam cape, for example. It's said that it can camouflage her, but the ability was never used. Instead, Kale could pull some random stuff out of her hollows (which reminded me of Milo's backpack from the movie Milo Murphy's Law) which would help them. They seemed to have an unlimited amount of food available as well as things like blankets. Thankfully, Kale would never pull out some magical rectangle that would save the day, so that was a plus.

My favorite books of the series were one and two. After that, the overall quality degraded until I was left with Toopka becoming the Chosen One and acquiring the magical round thing that would save the world.

The ending felt very rushed and the epilogue felt not at all like an ending. The epilogue was more like a nearly insignificant point in Kale's future where something that didn't make any sense was explained... and it still doesn't make any sense, so I'll just call it plot armor.

There were also a few scenes throughout the series that seemed to appear out of nowhere and serve no real purpose. They usually happen when music is playing, so my theory is that the author listens to music for inspiration, like I know many others do. But the author came up with some really random scenes in her head while doing so, and she just put them in the story because she wanted to write them down, not because it would do anything to further the story. I could be wrong, but that's my guess. This also made me wonder what type of music the author listens to while writing, because I know different music can give different people different amounts of inspiration.

All in all, this book itself was okay. I don't think it would be worth a read - the first two or three books seem to be the better ones when it comes to the story and the quality of writing.

Next, I'll discuss the end of the book that is the end of the series.
So Toopka is the Chosen One. Unexpected, but okay. Kale is pregnant. Gilda is now extremely self-centered all of a sudden and is about to die. Okay. Toopka is shown as mysterious; no-one knows where she came from. I felt something coming here, but I didn't know what.

Then Toopka tells a story about a woman, and the only thing I get from that story is that Toopka was a woman, and is now a girl. Wait, what? What sort of magic is this? Why would her age be reversed?

In hopes of receiving an answer, I keep reading. Toopka's "growth" in her chest is removed by Wulder Himself. What? Why?

Then Wulder gives Sittiponder his sight back. That was fun to read, and I nearly forgot about my confusion about Toopka getting special treatment.

Blah blah blah, bad dragon. Blah blah blah, army gathering. Why would an army be gathering if you can leave it to the Chosen One who obviously has too much plot armor already? Anyway, fast forward to when Mot Angra, the big bad dragon, scorches half of Paladin's army. At this point, I was losing my interest, Why would I lose interest when a battle comes to a peak? Because I felt something was coming, and I wouldn't like it. The point of no hope was coming fast, and I knew that Toopka would harness the power of plot armor and save the day in some dramatic fashion. Sure enough, Toopka arrives with an escort with her magical round thing of doom which she calls an egg, but that egg is never hatched, so I'll just keep calling it her magical round thing of doom. She tells Mot Angra to eat it. What?

Mot Angra refuses to eat the magical round thing of doom, which I knew he would.

Instead, he eats Toopka and her escort. I think, plot armor activate!

Mot Angra melts into a pile of ash. That's good. Now I wonder, where's the plot armor? I start to wonder if Toopka and her escort are truly alive. Then...

They emerge from Mot Angra's ashes! They saved the world without dying! Everyone celebrates... except me. I, in my corner of the couch, despair that the plot armor was there at the very end.
Toopka later explains that during that encounter, Wulder guided her by talking to her. Plot armor. Pure plot armor.

Then the epilogue. Oh, the epilogue. It all felt to rushed and so... weird. It didn't feel like it belonged anywhere, much less as an epilogue. Years have passed, and Kale has had twins. They're having a birthday party for her first child, Penn. Dar arrives with a grown-up Toopka. There were hints at Dar and Toopka being in love, but I'm not sure if there was more than that, or if they were married. This didn't feel like an ending at all. I'm not sure what should have gone there, but it shouldn't have been what was there.

[Lady Slipper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS SERIES!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say, this final installment was the weakest in the series. Let me tell you why:

Donita introduces two menaces:

The Followers, a cult of Wulder extremists, and An ancient evil dragon named Mot Angara of truly mountainous (literally) size. Both of these are great threats to the Amarans: one trying to establish a dictatorial theocracy, and the other threatening to destroy the world.

Here's how they were dealt with:

While the Followers seemed a great menace, and seemed like they would be a true bane on the land and might actually win out, they are suddenly, quickly, and easily dealt with, and barely even blip on the events we actually see. It all happens "off screen", and those events barely even affect the story we do get to see, which is Mot Angara.

Now, Mot Angara is a true terror, of ancient terror. We get a lot of background into the history of the various dragons, learn a great deal about the Meech, and see a lot of events that makes everything more difficult for the characters and truly makes you wonder how they will succeed. It creates a lot of tension that I enjoyed. But then, at the end, I felt cheated. The best way I can describe it, without giving away the ending, is as a gamer: Imagin playing a roleplaying game where you spend months building up and preparing your characters to face the great villain at the end, but then that villain is so powerful that you can't defeat it despite all your preparations, and so the DM has to intercede with an uber powerful NPC in order to give the story a "Happy Ending". I was very let down by the ending of this book.

Also, I realized that the characters have a double standard, it seems. In the last book, they were ready to kick a valuable party member out of their group because he expressed opinions that the faith of the main characters isn't the only faith in the world, and that all of these faiths contained similar themes. In this book, another character, who shows less value in my opinion, frequently makes statements that to the others should be blasphemous, statements that outright deny that their god Wulder has any true power, and yet they tolerate it as all "misguided talk" and that this character has "had a rough past, and so they;re lack of faith is understandable". The double standard is so obvious and powerful that it upset me on many levels.

Now, with all that said, the build up throughout the books was very good, and I did greatly enjoy reading about the adventure. If you have read the others, this one is definitely worth reading, but in my opinion, don't expect it to feel like a Grand Finale, because to me it fell short of that distinction.

[Sarah Woods · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved the whole series up until this book.

It gave me the icky feeling like I had been violated because the characters trust was ripped apart by Bardon and her mother.

For reference, I love babies, but the authors approach to the whole pregnancy situation was TERRIBLE.

Let me explain. Kale gets pregnant, and instead of being happy for her, Bardon AND her mother find out she’s pregnant, and conceal this information from her.

When everything is revealed to Kale, she’s heartbroken, miserable, and feels betrayed.

To be honest I thought the author was male. That’s how bad she handled the pregnancy situation.

I don’t think Kale wanted to be a mother to be honest. I mean she raised Toopka pretty well. She clearly possessed the trait, however I just don’t think she was ready. She wanted to continue adventuring and raising dragons. She wanted to be a mother of dragons not a mother of human babies.

I would have been able to forgive the author were it not for the epilogue…

Hoohoohoo the epilogue was… ATROCIOUS!!!! Quite possibly the worst piece of literature I’ve ever read. And that’s saying something considering I’ve read spirit bear, maggot moon, and lord of the flies.

So you’ve got Kale who became a mother prematurely, and the epilogue states that AFTER having her baby, she proceeded to have a set of twins. No more adventures for poor Kale. You get to be a miserable housewife. Again, that is a profession that I would love, and totally respect. That’s just not what Kale would want. I think the author didn’t clearly express that Kale was happy with the arrangement. She mentioned that Kale was miserable several times.

Get this. The WORST part yet of the epilogue… INCEST. Gotta love the fact that Toopka gets with Dar. 😂😂 Atp the author is just trolling. How utterly disgusting is it that the man who signed her adoption certificate becomes her partner. It’s giving… Woody Allen.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is like . . . 3.5 stars? 3.75 stars? Not quite a full four stars, because the twists regarding Toopka are super weird. Also, Gilda is intensely annoying, and I spent most of the book wanting to slap her (even if she did have her better moments, and I could appreciate her direct approach at times). But in general, this is better than I remembered it. Kale and Bardon continue to be adorable, and I appreciate that being married (and pregnant!) isn't a reason to stop having adventures — it's almost a reason to continue having them. Plus, this is just kind of an unusual book in multiple respects as far as fantasy books go, and I quite enjoyed it? So, yeah. It's still my least favorite book in the series, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Just that the others are better.

[AnneDrawsArt · Rating 5 out of 5]

DragonLight by Donita K. Paul, this was the epic final book in her series with Kale. I read this book series every year as one of my very top favourites. this book was so much fun to read and as always I felt sad to stop at the end, but with the perfect ending. if anything I'd love to see a sequel series about her son Penn and all his adventures. this series as a whole really is perfect for me, with it starting with a young Kale, to her finding her family, all the while dealing with a very different group of people and learning her talent with dragons. my favourite characters are sir Dar and Topka both Donell's and one hundred percent cool. love your work Donita K. Paul.
Amelia Eckert.

[Elzbeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book wasn’t not well written. It moved terribly slow in parts and zoomed through others. It’s jumped around with bad editing near the end. I still don’t understand what happened to the kid and the author basically realized she had 70 pages of story to tell in the last 30 pages of the book.

[Jacquelin · Rating 4 out of 5]

good series!

[Peter Last · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like vegetables (the mushy, waterlogged kind with few nutrients and even less taste remaining) served after dessert, Dragonlight reopens the story mostly, if messily, tied up by its predecessor. It literally took me a third of the book to realize why it had been written in the first place. Even then, what should have been a sweeping epic storyline packed with fantastic villains, important character development, and a meaningful expansion of the world was undermined by a lack of setup in the previous installments meaning massive amounts of new information had to be injected in a short period of time. Unfortunately, this meant the new material was delivered in a rushed fashion, usually coming across as clinical and boring. Juxtaposing this were scenes of exceedingly little importance inexplicably lingering for much longer than they deserved. For example, while action in the series was previously pretty good, in this book, more time is devoted to describing food at banquets than to pivotal or climactic action sequences which often read like: “There were a bunch of bad guys. The good guys fought them for a while and eventually beat them. The good guys took very few casualties.” Action, and indeed all scenes, is supposed to develop the characters and add to the story. In Dragonlight they did little more than progress the plot at an information-heavy, character-light, boring, anything-but-fun, and yet breakneck speed toward the conclusion. Which is a shame because, despite its flaws, Dragonlight boasts some of the best plot lines and character arcs in the series. In particular, the main villain was a standout, being unique, cool, insidious, and portraying fantastic moral and spiritual parallels to real life. This should have been the best book of the lot, but negligible setup and atrocious execution just left a blah feeling at the conclusion of what should have been a fantastic sendoff for the series. For this reason, I do not recommend Dragonlight for people who have not read Dragonfire, that abject failure of a novel. If, however, you have been unfortunate enough to read the fourth book in this series, treat yourself to this final conclusion. It should help get the bad taste out of your mouth from Dragonfire and has a pretty good story to boot.

See the full review at wwww.peterlast.com

[Mark Buxton · Rating 4 out of 5]

My name is Kale, and I'm constantly worried about Bardon's health. I can't believe a children's disease can lead to such chronic pain in an adult. Our latest quest finds us accompanying Regidor and Gilda, as they search for a lost meech dragon colony. Gilda doesn't want her egg anywhere near the lower races! The female meech drives me crazy, but she's Regidor's wife. A bigger concern is a new group called the Followers. They claim to quote the words of Paladin, but their ideas conflict with Wulder's view of the world. However, they're very persuasive, and their numbers are growing daily. What are they hiding? I'll need all my strength to face these challenges, but I seem to be more tired and crankier every day. What's happening to me?

This book concludes the series. You should at least start reading at book three if you don't want to read the whole series. There's a big jump in time between the second and third books, and this fifth book finds Kale and Bardon very different from when the series began. The series is based in religion, and the new cult claiming to worship Wulder is an antagonist. They're similar to fringe religions in today's world that seem to promote God but may have hidden messages not readily accepted by the masses. The underlying conflict between Gilda and Kale adds a bit of tension to the plot, as Gilda is against anything that isn't meech. Kale frequently needs to bite her tongue, but she's also jealous that Gilda is going to have a child. Kale's minor dragons are entertaining as usual, as they flit around causing mischief. However, they serve specific purposes, like healing, direction, and knowledge, that come in very handy. A new protector dragon creates some confusion. Some readers are turned off by the religious focus of the series, so you'll need to be tolerant of that. It's very much spotlighted in this book. Overall, this has been an entertaining series, and I recommend you give it a shot.

[Elizabeth Dragina · Rating 5 out of 5]

*ATTENTION* "Trial Review" Friends... please read my review and tell me if you like the way I review books so I can do more in the future!


Review for Dragonlight : The land of Amara is at peace and all is well. Kale is now watching out for her dragons instead of going on dangerous quests. But their is a hidden evil in the land. What are these "Followers" up to? Why do black dragons attack Kale and no other? Where do these black dragons come from? Where is the colony of the meech and are they friendly? Can Bardon and Kale figure out what Topeka's secret is? Can they answer these questions in enough time to stop the evil from spreading?

I absolutely LOVED this book! A beautiful end to the Dragon Keeper series! Donita K Paul did a marvelous job writing this Series and I can't wait to get my hands on the next books by her out their!

Will all those who have read this and liked how I review books tell me so I can do more in the future!? Thanks!

[Denali Christianson ~Semi-active~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gotta be honest: I was disappointed in this book. If we're talking prose, dialogue, character development, and world-building, Donita K. Paul is at the top of her game in Dragonlight. In fact, I think in those departments, Dragonlight was the best of the Dragonkeeper chronicles. Hoooowever, in the way of plot, Dragonlight was missing a lot. There were too many loose ends left at the end of the story - and yet they say that this is the last book of the series. Who does that? It was like reading the second to last book of a series and then realizing that the author doesn't intend to write another book. Horror. Utter horror. The author then proceeded to make multiple half-hearted attempts at plot-twists that honestly didn't make hardly any sense at all. All that being said, though, if you love the first four books of Dragonkeeper, Dragonlight is worth reading. Just don't look forward to a booming, blazing finale because you won't get it.

[S C]

This book is an amazing end to the DragonKeeper Chronicles!

S P O I L E R A L E R T ! ! ! !

I think it's funny when Gilda is expecting this huge, shimmering city with all this color and everything like Vendela, and when she gets there, it's this modest farmers village with a big secret.

My favorite part of the whole book is when Toopka touches Gilda's lips with the egg, and she screams! That just seems so funny to me! It's just an egg, she doesn't have to SCREAM!
I like that in this scene, there's a meaningfulness about it where Wulder shows her how naughty she's been and how she can remedy it.

Thank you Donita K. Paul for writing such a BEAUTIFUL book.

[L Gregory Lott · Rating 5 out of 5]

My wife and I absolutely loved this series and was sorry to see it end. We have passed the books onto our grandchildren. I would have to say that books four and five were our favorites of all. The writer is good at drawing you into the story and the series as a whole. After reading each book in the series we wanted to read the next one. What we especially liked about the series is how she developed the characters; how they matured and what they were able to accomplish and lived their lives for Wulder. Kudos to Donita K. Paul for her DragonKeeper Chronicles!

[Jacob Luyjtes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book set even further from the last book and Kale and Bardon live in a castle made by many different wizards who had different ideas of what to do with the structure. Somehow Kale and Bardon use the structure to help keep all the minor dragons they have safe within their castle with a garden and a basement. Bardon asks Kale if she would want to go on a quest to help Regidor, Glida find the hidden meech colony which multiple characters have talked about in the last few books.

[Cheryl Okimoto · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the end of this series, but would have liked more in the epilogue. Mrs. Paul didn't tell us what happened with some of the minor but important characters in the ensuing two years. I also didn't like that dragons were such a minor part of the story. Kale and Bardon so often left their dragons elsewhere on the quest. Seems that in a "dragon" series, the dragons should have been more integral. Still, it was a good story with some good spiritual/moral lessons.

[Susie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read earlier books many years ago. So many that I don't really remember what happened. Either I missed a book or two in between or I just flat out can't remember. Regardless, this was a good story. The writing felt a little stilted at times but not so much that I gave up on the book. I have the sense that it might be written for teens but I'm not sure. Its got a nice subtle yet obvious Christian flavor to it.

[Mark Merris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome conclusion

I have so enjoyed reading this series and the final book was a great conclusion. Donna's vision for the world she created was amazing and so parallels what I have come to appreciate about our walk with God. She has made me appreciate His presence even more and the hope to come.

[Kaylee Warzecha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great ending to the series! Like most of the previous books, the plot builds and builds and then comes to resolution in like 10 pages. The storyline is great, but I would love to have a bit more meat to the end of the series. But if you’re looking for a clean series then this is a great place to start.

[R.M. Lutz · Rating 5 out of 5]

(4.5/5 Stars) The conclusion to the DragonKeeper Chronicles brings its fair share of joyful adventure, character exploration, and fantastical landscapes, but does contain some of the deus ex machina that Christian fantasy is known (and criticized) for. Nevertheless, it's a worthy conclusion to the series and I would recommend the series as a whole to fans of middle-grade/teen Christian fantasy.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last book follows in line with the others. Kind of exciting, but issues with world-building distracted me. The solution to the problem kind of seemed to come from nowhere, and though it was foreshadowed, it still didn’t make a lot of sense to me.

Granted, it’s the end of a very long school year and my brain isn’t working so well.

[Katelyn Kuipers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this last installation of Kale and Bardon's adventures. I loved the way the characters grew throughout the whole series, and each story stayed true to the beginning but was also cleverly unique. I was glad to learn Toopka's backstory and see her growth in the story.

[Linda Louise Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dragon Keepers again, excellent!

This was the fifth in the series an it was very, very good, excellent and inspirational! I would recommend it to any Christian out there looking an easy, fun an inspiring book to read this Dragon Keepers series.
I loved these books.

[Wendie Berry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the end of the series. Although not as good as the others, it was still worth the read. It seemed the author rushed and threw together this ending. Would have liked her to spend more time developing and tying this in to the series.

[Candi · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Sigh* It was sad to finish the series, I enjoyed it so much!
I still don't know how to pronounce half the characters names though, lol!
I'll be reading these again, and also recommending the series to my friends =)