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Dragon Dawn (eBook, ePUB)

eBook, ePUB
In a distant time, dragons roam the mountains and forests of China and the whisper of war hangs in the air.
The dragon Danzi is not yet one thousand years old. He has no Dragonkeeper and wanders alone, horrified at how bloodthirsty and violent humans have become. As the Emperor's murderous armies gather, Danzi meets the travelling trickster Bingwen - a cunning and greedy man who can hear the dragon's thoughts and does not run from him as he should. It seems Bingwen is destined to be a Dragonkeeper, but his lies make Danzi more convinced than ever that he is better off alone.
But Bingwen has other ideas, and Danzi's destiny is decided . . .
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3,99 €

Dragonkeeper 1

Broschiertes Buch
Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected. This is the story of a young slave girl who believes she is not worthy of a name but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey - and do what must be done. This beautiful book by award-winning author Carole Wilkinson will enchant every reader.…mehr

 

28,99 €

Carole Wilkinson

Carole Wilkinson, geboren 1950, lebt mit ihrem Mann und ihrer Tochter in Melbourne (Australien). Sie arbeitete als Laborantin, bevor sie sich mit 38 Jahren entschloss, Schriftstellerin zu werden. Für das mehrfach ausgezeichnete Buch "Hüterin des Drachen" hat sie lange über Drachen und das antike China zur Zeit der Han-Dynastie recherchiert. Dabei ließ sie sich auch von den Sprüchen des Tao Te King, das die Grundlage des Taoismus bildet, inspirieren.