Ga op een epische reis waar eeuwenoude draken en de mensheid botsen in een wereld die op de rand van oorlog staat. Volg een diverse cast van personages terwijl ze verraderlijke landschappen doorkruisen, vergeten magie ontdekken en onwaarschijnlijke allianties smeden. Deze meeslepende saga duikt in thema's als moed, lotsbestemming en de complexe relatie tussen verschillende soorten. Lezers zullen geboeid raken door de rijke wereldopbouw en het spannende avontuur dat zich ontvouwt.
Ping is a slave in a royal palace on the edge of the Emperor's kingdom. Under her master's watch, the Emperor's dragons have dwindled from a dozen to a miserable two. When one dragon dies, only the wise Long Danzi remains. His fate seems sealed - until Ping comes to his rescue in a moment of bravery that reveals her destiny as a Dragonkeeper.
In the time of the Han Dynasty in ancient China, a young orphan struggles to fulfill her destiny. Ping has survived her days as a slave at Huangling Palace, but new challenges await her in the desolate mountains of Tai Shan. The aged dragon Danzi is gone, and now it is up to Ping to take care of the baby dragon, Kai. She does her best, but food is scarce, and she must be constantly on the lookout for her enemies. Things seem to get better when fate leads her back to the Imperial Palace, to the Garden of the Purple Dragon. Yet even within these hallowed walls, Ping and Kai are not as safe as they believe. This story of adventure, action, friendship, and loyalty will have readers cheering for Ping and the young dragon as they embark on their journey of faith and courage.
Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how? When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. The triumphant conclusion to the multi-award-winning Dragonkeeper trilogy.
An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon's legacy.