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Dragon's Keep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Dragon's Keep JANET LEE CAREY. Harcourt, $17 (320p) ISBN 978-0-15-205926-2 Carey (Wenny Has Wings) has written a romantic fantasy steeped in the Arthurian tradition of knights, dragons and lost kingdoms. After eloping with an outlaw, King Arthur's sister, Evaine, is banished to Wilde Island. Merlin, however, foresees a prophecy regarding the 21st queen in her future lineage: "She shall redeem the name Pendragon. End war with the wave of her hand. And restore the glory of Wilde Island." Centuries later, Queen Gweneth (the infertile queen number 20) devours an egg stolen from the dragon, Lord Faul, in an attempt to conceive. When she does give birth, her daughter, Rosalind, is born with the "devil's mark": her left hand bears a claw in place of one finger. Rosalind hides her hands ...
- Carey, Janet Lee. Dragon's Keep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: School Library Journal Dobbs, Cheri April 1, 2007 700+ words
...find a cure for the curse. When Rosalind reveals her claw to Lord Faul, a dragon that has been terrorizing the island, her destiny...and unexpected plot twists will surprise readers throughout. Lord Faul and Rosalind, whose personality is a fantastic combination...
- Dragon's Keep.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
- Magazine article from: School Library Journal Lombardo, Cindy June 1, 2008 700+ words
...secret that her mother is determined beyond reason to destroy, but whose possession gains her entree into to world of dragon Lord Faul and his motherless pips. Sacrificing herself in order to save her fellow countrymen, Rosalind labors as the unpaid nursemaid...
- Carey, Janet Lee. Dragon's keep.(Young adult review)(Audiobook review)
- Magazine article from: Kliatt Squicciarini, Stephanie September 1, 2008 700+ words
...fulfilling the prophecy surrounding her reign as the 21st queen of Wilde Island. Whereas the rest of Rosalind's hands are a royal, alabaster...and pacing match that of this magical, medieval tale: all Wilde Island's royalty, celebrations, beliefs, and levels of classes...
- Carey, Janet Lee. Dragon's keep.(Young adult review)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Kliatt Chancellor, Cara May 1, 2007 700+ words
...one that has kept her from a royal marriage and from fulfilling the prophecy surrounding her reign as the 21st queen of Wilde Island. Whereas the rest of Rosalind's hands are a royal, alabaster white, the fourth finger on her left hand is a shimmering...