Line #28 Literature/DragonKeeperChronicles


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3	''The Dragon Keeper Chronicles'' is a Christian fantasy series by Donita K. Paul concerning the life of the Dragon Keeper, Kale. The series is set in a world with several fantastic races, [[StandardFantasyRaces many of which fit fairly comfortably into certain stereotypes]].
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5	The series consists of ''[=DragonSpell=]'', ''[=DragonQuest=]'', ''[=DragonKnight=]'', ''[=DragonFire=]'' and ''[=DragonLight=]''. As you may have guessed, [[ThemeNaming quite a lot of the characters are dragons]].
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7	Donita has written another series set in the same world, but at a different place and time. This series follows the adventures of Tipper, a young Emerlindian girl. Three books have been published so far, ''Dragons of Chiril'' (previously titled ''The Vanishing Sculptor''). ''Dragons of the Valley'', and ''Dragons of the Watch''.
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9	Not to be confused with the ''Literature/{{Dragonkeeper}}'' series by Carole Wilkinson.
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12	!!This work contains examples of:
13	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The lower races all first appear to be this, but as the series goes on we see more and more sympathetic characters from these races. It's actually discussed several times, particularly in reference to a Bisonbeck who is working with the good guys.
14	* TheAssimilator: Lord Ire, a being created by Pretender stealing a meech's body and 'absorbing' several others.
15	* AuraVision: Regidor and a very few Minor Dragons have the ability to see people's souls. Paladin probably has something like this, too. But ordinary Wizards, such as Kale, occasionally can see darkness coming off of sufficiently evil characters.
16	%%* BabiesEverAfter
17	* BeneathTheMask: Bardon, who at first looks stuck up, self-righteous, arrogant, and a jerk. Not entirely false, actually, but his heart is a whole lot better than his face. He still wears a stoic mask on occasions where he's likely to be judged for his [[HalfHumanHybrid parentage]].
18	* CallARabbitASmeerp: A bizarre variation involving fantasy creatures. Also, Grawligs are clearly ogres, with a hint of troll. {{God}} is called Wulder and {{Satan}} is called Pretender.
19	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: A minor dragon's color indicates their magical talent. Green dragons can heal, purples can [[MagicMusic sing]], red and yellow dragons inspire mirth, mottled grays glow in the dark, and so on.
20	* CoolOldGuy: Fenworth and Librettowit.
21	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Fenworth. "How do you do the water spell, again?" "Is it one part hydrogen to two parts oxygen?" And then he drowns all the enemies. Taken up to eleven when he kills Wizard Risto, absentmindedly remarking "[[PreAssKickingOneLiner I've never liked him]], [[{{Familiar}} Thorp]]." KillItWithFire Ensues.
22	* DeadpanSnarker: Most dragons, especially Greer.
23	%%* EarnYourHappyEnding
24	%%* EekAMouse: Discussed briefly in book 3.
25	%%* EccentricMentor: Fenworth
26	* GentleGiant: Brunstetter. And pretty-much every other urohm.
27	%%* GreaterScopeVillain: [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Pretender]], aka Satan.
28	%%* HalfHumanHybrid: Bardon.
29	* HumansByAnyOtherName: There are only two noticeable differences between humans and o'rants - the [[spoiler: gestation period]] and the fact o'rant sweat smells of citrus.
30	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Holt Hoddack. At first, also Bardon.
31	* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler: Dar/Suddenly-Adult!Toopka.]] [[{{Squick}} Don't think about it. Just don't.]]
32	* LightningBruiser: Regidor. The Meech Dragon. The first time anyone sees him fight... they realize how glad they are not to be his enemies. Kale: "He moves like a lizard." Bardon: "Agile like a lizard!" Toopka: "Don't say that: he might not like it!" Regidor is about seven feet tall, incredibly muscular, has a tail as a fifth limb, is an absolute genius who thinks faster than you ever could and could probably learn everything there is to know about fighting in a week, and [[BreathWeapon breathes fire]]. Oh, and he later learns to fly. He's also something like this as far as Magic-use is concerned: most wizards have one tallent; Regidor has them all.
33	%%* MadScientist: Crim Cropper.
34	%%* MagicAIsMagicA
35	* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Fenworth]] half-averts it, half plays it straight. While he does die, [[spoiler:it's not in a battle, he just sort of... turns into a tree]].
36	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:Kale and Bardon, adult!Toopka and Dar.]]
37	* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Toopka.]]
38	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Not all breathe fire. Some of them can heal people. Some of them can sing. Some of them glow in the dark. Some of them make people impulsively laugh. Some of them are humanoid and talk.
39	* OurElvesAreDifferent: Their skin, hair and eyes gradually darkens as they age and gain wisdom.
40	* ParentalAbandonment: Several characters are missing one or both parents (Kale, Bardon, Toopka), or have been estranged from them (Beal). A large chunk of the series is actually spent dealing with all of the various emotional issues and other things that arise because of this.
41	%%* PluckyComicRelief: Doneels in general. Specifically:
42	%%** Dar starts off this way.
43	%%** Toopka.
44	* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I never liked him, Thorp." Made better since it's being said absent-mindedly to a ''bird''.
45	* TheRedMage: TheRedMage + OneHeroHoldTheWeaksauce + LightningBruiser = Regidor. Most wizards have ''one'' tallent: Light Magic, Swamp Magic, Sound Magic. Regidor has them all.
46	* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Toopka is much older than she seems; she's been aged down.]]
47	%%* ShipperOnDeck: Toopka
48	* TheStarscream: Starting from book 2, [[EvilSorceror Wizard]] [[BigBad Risto]] to [[{{Satan}} Pretender]]. You get the feeling Burner Stox and Crim Cropper would have become this to Wizard Risto, except that [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Wizard Fenworth]] [[spoiler: [[CurbStompBattle took]] Risto out]] a book or two too early.
49	* {{Tsundere}}: O'rants are like this when pregnant. Either that or it's a family trait.
50	* TimeSkip: The series covers twelve years. In five books. One year, then three years, then three years again, then five years...
51	* VillainExitStageLeft: At the end of [[spoiler: both [=DragonKnight=] and [=DragonFire=]]], Pretender has to pull this one.
52	-->'''Pretender:''' "The ending has not yet been written."\
53	'''[[BigGood Paladin]]:''' "Oh, hasn't it?"\
54	'''Pretender vanishes.'''
55	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: {{Discussed}} in the case of the quiss. The heroes initially have no moral problem with exterminating the quiss migrations, precisely ''because'' quiss are non-sapient beasts and cannot be negotiated with. When they discover a strain of quiss modified to have sapience by a MadScientist villain, they specifically decree that ''those'' quiss are not to be wiped out without at least giving them the option of returning to the oceans. (Since most of the heroes are telepaths, they can tell if a quiss swarm contains any of the sapient kind before ordering it wiped out).
56	* WizardClassic: Wizard Fenworth fits this to a T. RobeAndWizardHat, MagicStaff, Uses Wizardry, [[EccentricMentor quite eccentric]], male, 72 centuries old(according to him, but of course, he's at least a few millennia old, and his mind isn't what it used to be)... Quite a few of the other Wizards fit this, too, to varying degrees. Even [[spoiler: Kale]], given long enough.

Context Literature / DragonKeeperChronicles