Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400072506
ISBN-13: 978-1400072507
Unlike the first two books, the third installment of the Dragonkeeper Chronicles follows Bardon, instead of Kale. After two years finishing his training in Wittoom with Dar, Bardon sets out on a Sabbatical to decide what he wants to do with his life. Expecting r & r, instead Bardon is forced into a quest when a young Emerlindian and a Granny ask for his help to rescue her father. Along the way his patience is tested as he deals with the antics of a naive emerlindian and an overly kind granny. Not to mention a less than trustworthy tag-a-long.
N'Rae, the young emerlindian, is a beautiful girl, rather naive being that she grew up with Ropma. I disliked her instantly, as she was the kind of stereo type of perfection. Men fall for her, not caring that her mind is rather empty. Bardon seems to grow fond of her quite fast, rather unlike him. (I think Mrs. Paul was trying to make N'rae seem morel likeable to the reader, though it had the opposite affect on me.)
Granny Kye, the caretaker of N'rae, is always polite, but the way she manages to convince Bardon to help her is rather annoying. She doesn't carry the charm of Granny Noon and refuses to listen to Bardon on many occasions, without any explanation. Her one redeeming quality is her kindness, though it gets her in trouble.
Holt, ends up tagging along and is a rather shady young man. It's obvious from the start that he only cares for himself, but he finds N'rae cute.
Sittiponder, the blind boy that Toopka knew, comes along on the quest. He is patient and clever, rather the opposite of Ahneck.
Ahneck, the orant, comes along on the quest as Sittiponder's eyes. The banter between the two of them is rather funny and reminds me of Fenworth and Librettowitt.
The story is as fast paced as the last two with enough action to satisfy the reader. Although I admit the first time I read it I practically speed read until we finally bump into Kale. Seeing her and Regidor is a rewarding experience after more than half the book is empty of their presence.
Another downside could be the lack of our favorite doneel, Dar. I really missed him.
So when it comes down to it, my only real critique would be the lack of Kale, and her less than desirable replacement. (I mean N'rae, not Bardon.)
Even so, it's a worthy book in the series with the same originality we have seen before from Mrs. Paul. I give "Dragonknight" four stars. :)
If you want to learn more about the Dragonkeeper Series, check out Mrs. Paul's homepage.
You can be the book at Amazon.com.
Next up, I'll review "Dragonfire" by Donita. K. Paul.
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