DragonLight (Dragon Keepers Chronicles, Book 5)

I won't ruin it for you, but if you enjoyed the other books you shall surely enjoy this one too.

My pre-teens and teens run through books like crazy. I have trouble keeping up, and keeping their literary appetites satiated. Frankly, I created these monsters, and now sometimes I am at a loss what to do with them. I am so thrilled to have found the Dragon Keepers series, and to be able to recommend it to other parents. As far a science fiction/fantasy genre goes, this is a terrific read. The characters are engaging and three dimensional, the plot is full of fore-shadowing, yet you just aren't sure what is next. Her "take" on dragon lore is fresh, yet genre fans will feel comfortable with her interpretation. Yet, as a parent, I have worried about some books & series in this sci fi/fantasy genre. They tend to be dark. Not so with Dragon Keepers. In fact, they are hope-filled (without being preachy or corny) and - while dramatic and suspenseful - not in any way graphic or troublesome for my high-level pre-teen readers. The five Dragon Keeper novels have the honor at my home of being equally treasured by all my "kids" - from 10 to 20 years old.

DragonLight, the 5th and final book was amazing. I'd say every bit as good as book 3, which was my favorite. It was very different from the others and fascinating. I really enjoyed the rather twisting plot in this one. And, of course, how could I not love reading more about Kale and Bardon after they were apart for so much of book 4? The two of them were constantly making me giggle or grin. Just ask my mom. I was probably grinning every time she walked by me. The only complaint I have about the book is that it seemed to end a little abruptly, and the way in which everything was resolved seemed a bit odd and out of place, but that is just me. I still adored the book and am now having to deal with the sadness of not getting to follow the characters I've come to love and enjoy so much any farther. Donita K. Paul certainly crafted a cast of very interesting, loveable, and memorable characters, and already I look forward to reading the series again.--Molly Evangeline, author of Pirates & Faith and the Makilien Trilogy

The book is a great christian fiction book, very exciting, with lots of plot turns and lots of truth. If I had one complaint about this book, it probably be the drastic change in tone from the rest of the series. The last book had a good climax, but the climax wasn't based off of the events that the author had already developed. The pace was also a little fast. It seems to me this book might have been better if it were two books. Nevertheless, it was a very good read. I love Donita K. Paul's writing, and I'd suggest it to anyone.

Didn't even know this book was out there! I had the first 3 for years and happened upon this when telling a friend about the series.We are currently reading it as our bedtime book for our kiddo.Great story and I'm excited to see how the series concludes.

I enjoyed all five books in this series. The Christian values and character growth were inspiring and uplifting without being overtly preachy. Plus: DRAGONS!

This series is extremely inspirational, reminding us of God, His Son and the way we are supposed to act in our thinking, relationships and our lives. Donuts certainly keeps you entertained with a lively story, exceptional characters and we'll placed inspirations. I had to read the series completely after reading the first few chapters. Just the inspiration I needed at the right time.

Very rarely have I been more disappointed with any story than I was with DragonLight by Donita K. Paul. This final volume in her popular five-book Dragon Keeper Chronicles series had such a promising plot, and such an unfortunately bad follow-through.To summarize the plot without giving too much away, there is a cult growing in the land of Amara. This group, called "the Followers" seeks to subvert the teachings of Wulder, the one-true Creator and God, and also to exterminate the dragon population. At the same time, there is an infestation of poisonous, finger- to hand-sized dragons that spit fire and seem to attack Dragon Keepers on sight. These evil little creatures seem to be tied to a legendary evil dragon called Mot Angra. These two plot threads are tied, obviously, and in some very clever and unique ways. That is the most that I can reveal without spoiling too much. All that I can say is that this is easily the worst book that Paul wrote, as she really did have a brilliant story, but horrible delivery.I will only highlight a few problems I had with the book. First of all, the involvement of Wulder for a literal Deus ex Machina was fine, except for it being really badly executed. The vessel that Wulder used, little Toopka from the earlier tales, and the revelations of her history that many may have expected, seemed forced and not shown in a convincing manner. She goes from being problematic in her lack of trust of those around her, to suddenly trusting and loving everyone always. It just had no believability and conflicted with her portrayals and characterization in earlier books.Then there is the issue of Paladin and his actions/words. The guy was always a tad of a wooden figure, but he always had some life to him, and during the story line from the previous book with his illness and recovery, he seemed to have even more life and dynamism. In this book, it's as if Paul preferred him as less emotional and less dynamic. I don't get why. In this book, he sounded annoying and caused many an eye-roll.Some might say it was his virtues and quoting of the fictional "Tomes" (which mirrored real-life lessons from the real Scriptures that Paul wanted to teach) that made him boring to me. I disagree for a few reasons. First of all, as I said, these were not always boring traits in previous books, especially the last one. Secondly, Bardon and others that have had similar quotes and virtues in the books haven't irritated me at all. I think that why I found Paladin irritating is that he wasn't the dynamic, normal sounding character the others were, but he sounded like some cheesy super-hero from the Silver Age of Comics/Cartoons, uttering really absurd lines. I half-expected him to tell the bad guys that they "can't defeat the Amaran Super-Friends" or something equally cringe-worthy.Finally, there is the issue of Toopka, and, well, just Toopka. I know she was always that way except for a period where she served Wulder, so of course her change makes sense. But another character's reaction to it? I'm sorry, but "yuck!"This book was a sore disappointment to me. I recommend you at least skim it to learn of the ending of the series, but please don't waste your money on this one. Get it from the library instead. I doubt you would want to read it again. I have so much respect for Mrs. Paul, who got me into the genre of Christian fantasy that I didn't really know was as big as it is and is growing to be. This is hard, but I must give my honest opinion. The rest of the series was great, as is The Dragons of Chiril series, but this one book was awful.

Such a good book. On my top ten list of best reads. Very enjoyable and I could not put it down. For all who enjoyed the other 4 books, you will not be disappointed :)

Did it really have too be the last book?? this series was sooo good! its an outrage that it had end there. but

I have really enjoyed reading Dragonlight (Dragon Keepeers) Book 5). I would suggest that you head previous 4 books, before this one, and enjoy the journey