Now a skilled Dragon Keeper, Ping's greatest challenge is yet to come. The purple dragon, Kai, grows restless, and Ping must find a way to take Kai to the ancient haven of the dragons, in this epic conclusion to the Dragon Keeper saga.

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Gr 5-9-In this final book in the trilogy, Ping has grown into a responsible Dragon Keeper for Kai. Danzi, Kai's father and Ping's first dragon, has left instructions for the girl to take Kai to the Dragon Haven where he can grow up safe from human influence. Following an ancient and faded map, the two set out to discover if Kai, now an adolescent, is the last of the dragons. During the journey, many of Ping's old friends are rediscovered. The story, set during the Han dynasty, offers an unusual combination of fantasy and ancient Chinese culture in which the dragons have extraordinary lives that not only affect Ping, but all of China as well.-June H. Keuhn, Corning East High School, NY Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

Carole Wilkinson’s ‘Dragonkeeper’ trilogy is elevated to the rank of epic with its conclusion Dragon Moon. We rejoin Ping and Kai as a shower of arrows fall on Beibai Palace, ending leisurely days of study and play. They must follow Danzi’s call to seek out the Dragon Haven, their only guidance a coded map and a seer’s divination. Their journey is an exploration of the themes of forgiveness, perseverance, trust, change, loss, courage and hope. Dragon Moon is a noble quest fantasy set in neglected Han Dynasty China, a mystical, action-packed, evocative and engaging story that transcends the narrow limits and readership of the fantasy genre leaving the reader enriched, elevated and enchanted. The simplicity of Wilkinson’s prose veils sophisticated layers of meaning that linger long after the plot is worked through and the book is set (reluctantly) down. It provokes discussion and will appeal to a broad spectrum of ages, abilities and interests, mid-primary through to early/mid-teen. This appeal in enhanced by the exquisite presentation of the novel. It is the jingling sound of Kai’s laughter, however, that I will never forget--Wilkinson’s exhilarating imaginative flourishes made me fall in love with Dragon Moon. Leesa Lambert is an honours student and bookseller at The Little Bookroom