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Dragon's Milk is about how Kealdra comes into being the "gardian" of three draclings. when the mother dies, Kaeldra and the draclings must go to a place where they will be cared for. But on the way there are many dangers that Kealdra must pass. As her list of friends grow thin, the enemy gains more allies. Can Kealdra save the draclings and keep them from harm?
I like this book for it's suspense. It is a great read and every body should read it. I rated it 4 stars only because it was too short for me and I finished it in a day. You should read this book and the others.
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A Review by Leah
One night, Kaeldra's little sister contracts a disease that can only be cured with dragons milk. Kaeldra makes a deal with a dragon. She will watch her three draclings while she hunts. Unfortunately, one day the mother dragon is killed while hunting. Kaeldra needs to take the draclings where they can be raised properly. There are people searching for them. It is not easy to hide and feed three growing draclings. As the number of allies decreases, the number of enemies increases. Kaeldra doesn't know who she could trust.
In this book, I liked how Kaeldra doesn't just get rid of the draclings, and she kept her focus on her goal. I also like the descriptions of the draclings. It makes it easy to picture them running around and flaming at each other. Another thing that I like is Kaeldra's character. I can easily imagine being her, and feeling the uneasiness of the draclings around her, and how scared she was when she found out that people were trying to kill her and the draclings.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy. It was easy to follow and understand. I really enjoyed reading it and it was hard to put down. I would also recommend the other two books in this trilogy.
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I read this book over the summer last year after hearing about it in a magazine. Great if you liked Norbert from Harry Potter. Plenty of action, a little treason. Some younger kids may be confused by names and places. The only reason I give it four is because it could have been a little longer if you're advanced like me. Great read, I finished it in about three days.
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I have read many fantasys over the years, and I must say this was one of the worst. The author never really developed the main character very deeply, you never felt very attached to her. The plot was so-so,a not vety exciting and predictable fantasy remake of a hundred better books. This might be very enjoyable for a seven-year-old, but not for anyone over the age of ten.
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"Dragon's Milk" is not really bad or really good, a book that is worth a read, but not necessarily a reread. With a rather bland heroine and an overuse of fantasy cliches, it's a nice diversion but not much more.
Kaeldra has been raised by a farm-family in a generic village, despite the fact that her fair hair and green eyes mark her as being from a different land. However, those green eyes also mark her as a dragonsayer, a person capable of communicating with and sensing dragons. When her foster-sister contracts a fatal disease, Kaeldra goes in search of the only remedy: dragon's milk. She watches over three baby "draclings" while their mother hunts, in exchange for a small amount of milk.
Her sister recovers, but a dragonslayer arrives in search of prey. When the villagers murder the mother dragon, Kaeldra ends up taking care of the draclings permanently. She sets out to find a man pledged to help protect the dragons, taking her charges with her. But the dragonslayer is following her, and there are many people who want the draclings for their own purposes.
"Dragon's Milk" show a fair amount of promise at first. The mother dragon, Fiora, is an excellent character, tricky and fiery with a hint of protective nastiness. Granmyr's clay-shaping abilities, which either foretell the future or show something in the present, are an exceptional touch which is astounding to envision. And the gathering of the dragon kyn was an electrifying scene.
Unfortunately, Fletcher displays a lack of talent in many areas. For example, the three draclings are called Pyro, Embyr, and Synge; an adult dragon is called Byrn. The idea of dragons being named with human words referring to fire is absolutely absurd. I also found it grating to read about the production of dragon's milk. Fletcher emphasizes her research into dragons and how they were thought of centuries ago; however, dragons are traditionally seen as being cold-blooded, which means no nipples. Her writing style is fairly flat and lacks the sort of pulse-pounding passion displayed by many other fantasies. The love story between Kaeldra and Jeorg comes virtually out of nowhere and fails to evoke anything but yawns. And there are too many cliches, such as the evil king, the misguided love interest, the lost heritage of the heroine which gives her special powers, and so forth.
Kaeldra is a fairly generic heroine. She spends a lot of time whining about being different rather than utilizing her talents, and bumbles from one dangerous situation to another. Jeorg originally seemed like an interesting character, but becomes a gooey friend to the draclings after one of them cuddles him. Once the revelations about his past were made, he seemed less like a dangerous dragonslayer than like a rather whiny little boy playing at being a man. The intriguing Granmyr and the draclings redeem the book somewhat from the blandness of the heroine, since the draclings manage to be intelligent but not too intelligent, playful and sometimes very poignant.
A fairly nice little fantasy book to pass the time, or introduce children to dragon-related literature. However, this adds very little to genre, and never rises above "nice little story."
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