My new book Dragon Dawn will be launched here in Melbourne next week. Everyone is welcome to come along and help me celebrate. I hope to see some of you there.
6.30pm on Thursday 9 October
at Reader’s Feast Bookstore Melbourne
Midtown Plaza
cnr Bourke and Swanston Plaza
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why does danzi havr hair and weres the red parts
WILL IT COME TO CANADA
They have to publish the book I can not LIVE without it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is illegal to continue someone else’s book. So I don’t see why it matters. But I love the ending of Dragon Moon I remembered it by heart!!!!!!!!!
Kelly,
Glad you enjoyed it. You couldn’t have read Dragon Dawn “ages ago”, it was only published last September. Are you thinking of the first book, Dragonkeeper?
Nat, Nicole,
Sounds like a good story. Lili in Chinese means something like “pretty little one”.
Zane,
That’s how the cover illustrator drew it. Chinese dragon’s do have hairy manes.
What red parts???
If you get the US version in Canada, no it won’t come to Canada. If you get the UK version, yes it will.
Becky,
I think you are the first person to say they loved the ending of Dragon Moon! Most people say it’s too sad. I don’t think it is.
my com broke down so I couldnt blog.my story is personal and I dont see why nat has the right to post it!sorry about the coincidence.sports day rocked.my team(joan)won.nats in bernadette.
BTW,how do you get dragon companion in singapore?
P.S;did kai ever meet danzi again?(clue/hint)
Nicole,
I have definitely answered this question before!
Hi Carole! I’m currently in canada and I couldn’t seem to find where “Dragon Dawn” in public library websites. I want to read it.
Anyways, I’ve read all three Dragon books; they were great, but in the end I didn’t want Ping to be married to Jun. I want the story to continue somehow :[ .. anyways, I really really really love adventurous and magical storys, I hope you can write more of those books!
Jason,
that’s because the US publisher has decided not to publish it in the US. So it won’t be available in Canada. (I assume you get the US edition).
I didn’t say Ping married Jun! You can imagine what happens next any way you like!
dragon keeper series awsome but i want a new book something like the future
love the books otherwise
Ok! (one of the best series of books ever)
Hull,
thanks.
Hello Carole. First I would like to say I love the Dragon Keeper series even at the age of 20! I have and cherish all three of the installments. But from what I hear the book Dragon Dawn will not be published here in the United States. Would I be able to find it in English anywhere or maybe translated. If so where can I find it. I would love nothing more than to read what happened to Danzi and many others so your answer is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Suspa,
Glad to hear you like the books. That’s right, the US publisher is not publishing Dragon Dawn. It is only available in UK and Australia. You can buy it direct from the publisher
bdb.com.au/shop
or try your luck on one of the online bookstores eg
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk
or amazon
Good luck!
Hello Carole! I’m from Argentina. Some weeks ago, the first book of dragonkeeper came to me and I have to admit that at first, I thought it was boring, but now that I’ve finished it, I love it!
I’m trying to get the other books, but it’s impossible!(forget about thinking in getting your other books, those that have nothing to do with dragonkeeper)The printing house is not going to bring it to my country, so I’m trying to find it on the web…Do you have any idea where I can find it on Spanish? because my little brother doesnt speak English, so I have to buy it in Spanish for him.
I love your books!!
Adriana,
I am glad to hear that you kept reading and ended up enjoying the book. You should be able to get the other two books in the series from the shop where you got Dragonkeeper. If they haven’t got it in stock, they should order it for you.
I am sorry I can’t help you further, as I have nothing to do with book distribution. You could try emailing the Spanish publisher. This is their website
http://www.edicionesb.com/
Otherwise you could try an online bookstore. I had a look on Amazon and at http://www.abebooks.com and they were available at both.
Hope you find them.
hey carole, i read the first two books about 3 years ago ans i completely forgot about the writing on the back for the next book. anyway, now ive read it, i think the book itself ( as in the story) was really good, just that ping easily accepted that she would never see kai again was…
odd. she went through hell two times for kai and she just left, was a bit unrealistic. and kais solution to winning the fight was, if im honest, a bit cheap. but i loved everything else about the series and i nearly cried when it was finished, are you sure that you have finished it? plaese write one more book!!!
Tony,
I appreciate your comments about the ending, but I have no regrets about the way I wrote it. For me it all made sense.
I am thinking about writing another book…..
i loved the 3 dragon books i have read so far i loved the end of Drangon moon but i cryed. i am so glad that you have a 4th book i dident now until well just then. do you think you could write another one and tell how Ping and Jun go and maybe she meets Danzi again and he needs help with something that would be so awesome. i love the books so much that i am reading the books all over again and i look forward to reading Dragon Dawn
Gabrielle,
I am glad you have enjoyed reading the books. Dragon Dawn, is a prequel to the trilogy. Danzi is in it but it is set before Ping was born.
I have no plans to write another book about Ping. Sorry. I explained why in a blog I wrote a while ago. You can see it here.
http://www.carolewilkinson.com.au/news/2008/11/26/this-is-why/
I am writing another Dragonkeeper novel, however. I am writing it now. But again it is not about Ping. You can read more about this book here.
http://www.carolewilkinson.com.au/news/2011/03/17/what-im-writing-now/
thank you for your reply and your new 5th book sounds realy good.:)
Hi Carole
I have just read Dragon Dawn with the hope of buying a class set for my class of 11/12 yearolds as part of our China theme under the new Australian Curriculum. I wondered if there are any teaching notes available? One site said they were available from the publisher but I have not been able to source them. Many thanks
Elaine
Elaine,
The publisher has changed recently. I will contact them and get in touch with you via email.
i started reading dragonkeeper in year seven i have to admit i hated it i thought that it was boring up untill the bit where ping flys off with the stone and danzi.i love these books and i love u for making them i will post any more questions about these books her ok thnx CAROLE
this book has opened my heart to reading again!
Aimee,
I’m very pleased to hear that my book has turned you in to reading (eventually). I hope you enjoy reading many more books.