Dragonspell - Donita K. Paul [147]
—JIM WARE, author of God of the Fairy Tale and coauthor of Finding God in the Lord of the Rings
“Enchanting! A perilous quest, a timeless battle, an unlikely heroine, and a rousing adventure in a world of magic and mystery—Donita K. Paul has concocted a tale brimming with eternal truth and seasoned with delightful and amazing characters that linger in the senses long after the last page. Dragonspell is destined to become a classic for a new generation of adventurers!”
—SUSAN MAY WARREN, award-winning author of Happily Ever After
“The greatest thing any author can do is to catch you up and transport you right into the very scene, the very action, the story…in such a way that you live the book, not merely read it. That is exactly what Donita K. Paul does with Dragonspell. For a few hours, you will take a journey to a place you have never been, with a story you will never forget. Enjoy the trip!”
—STEPHEN BLY, author of Paperback Writer and The Long Trail Home, winner of the Christy award
“Dragonspell is a tightly written fantasy quest set in an extraordinarily rendered storyworld. With seven intelligent races, seven evil races, several delightful dragons, one weird wizard, and an endless supply of exotic plants and animals, you will not be bored.”
—RANDY INGERMANSON, author of Oxygen and Premonition, winners of the Christy award
“No one will ever be able to read this and doubt that Christian fantasy is a viable genre for spreading God’s Word.”
—CHRISTINE LYNXWILER, president of American Christian Romance Writers
“Charming, well-drawn characters, a story chock full of adventures and misadventures, a land populated with dragons, doneels, emerlindians, grawligs, and all sorts of other fascinating inhabitants—I ask you, what more could any reader want? With Dragonspell, Donita K. Paul has nailed a complex and engaging fantasy world. Whether nine or ninety, you won’t be disappointed.”
—KATHLEEN MORGAN, author of Consuming Fire and All Good Gifts
“Dragonspell has a heart-thumping, page-turning plot that is sure to captivate and enthrall even the most reluctant reader!”
—PEGGY WILBER, author of Reading Rescue 1-2-3
DRAGONSPELL
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Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible®. © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org).
The characters and events in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental.
Copyright © 2004 by Donita K. Paul
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Paul, Donita K.
Dragonspell/Donita K. Paul.— 1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Young women—Fiction. 2. Master and servant—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3616.A94D73 2004
813’.6—dc22
2003027715
www.waterbrookpress.com
eISBN: 978-0-307-44621-3
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