Dragonkeeper is a fantasy novel written by Australian author Carole Wilkinson . It is one of the first books from the Dragonkeeper series, which consists of six books (two trilogies) and a prequel. The second book is called Garden of the Purple Dragon and the third book is called Dragon Moon. In the second trilogy of the series, there is the 4th book which is called Blood Brothers, then Shadow Sister and finally Bronze Bird Tower. There is also a prequel to the original Dragonkeeper novel known as Dragon Dawn.
19-474: Carole Wilkinson (born 1950) is an Australian writer, best known for Dragonkeeper (2003). Wilkinson was born in Derby, England . The family emigrated to Australia when she was 12 in 1963. She worked as a laboratory assistant until the age of 40, when she decided on a change of career. To help achieve her goal she studied at a tertiary level. During her time at University she showed some of her writing to
38-424: A CGI animated film based on the books has been announced and is now in the works with Sergio Pablos leading the early visual development from The SPA Studios. It is a Spain-chinese production with the animation being done by China Film Animation, Base FX , and Ilion Animation Studios . Produced by Manuel Cristobal, Larry Levene, Huang Jun, Gabriel Arias-Salgado, Axel Kuschevatzky, Mikel Lejarza and Mercedes Gamero,
57-487: A career opportunity at Walt Disney Animation Studios where he worked on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Hercules (1997). Pablos was then promoted to a Supervising Animator position at Disney Feature Animation in Burbank, handling the character of Tantor the elephant on Tarzan (1999), and Dr. Doppler on Treasure Planet (2002), the latter of which garnered him a nomination for Best Character Animation at
76-445: A character designer on another animated feature, Rio for 20th Century Fox, which was released the following year. He received his second Annie Award nomination for Rio . After the release of Despicable Me 2 in 2013, theatrical markets (worldwide box office) and ancillary markets (home media, cable, merchandising, books , video games , TV series, theme parks , etc.), pushed franchise total revenues to over ten figures. He
95-470: A friend who worked in the publishing industry. This sample led to a commission to write her first novel for teenagers. Since that time she has gone on to write numerous books for educational and trade publishers in Australia. She has also written episodes for children's television production. In 2011 Carole went to St Ignatius College, Adelaide. Classes Year 5 Red, Yr 5 Gold and Year 5 Blue were reading
114-547: A rural village, and though they manage to escape, Diao seizes the stone. Danzi and Ping travel via the Yellow River to Wucheng, a town of sorcerers, to recover the stone. They find the stone in the possession of a necromancer and reacquire it. Danzi teaches Ping how to use qi (psychic energy) and explains to Ping that she is the hereditary Dragon Keeper. However, before she can respond, their boat collides with an imperial yacht, and Ping and Danzi are taken into custody at
133-565: Is mortally wounded. Danzi reconciles with Ping, and the two fly the final leg of their journey to the coast. However, Ping drops the dragon stone while in flight, and it cracks on impact with the ground. It releases a baby dragon, and Ping realizes that the dragon stone was Lu Yu's last egg. Leaving his son in Ping's care, Danzi bids Ping farewell and flies across the ocean to the Isle Of The Blest, where he and Hua can be healed. In 2017,
152-471: Is set in ancient China. Ping, a slave girl for the evil master Lan, saves the life of an aging dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected. This is a story of a young slave girl who believes she is not worthy of a name but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey, and do what must be done. In
171-578: The Annie Awards . Pablos' first job in animation with Disney Studios in Paris was as a character designer on A Goofy Movie (1995). From that connection he moved to Walt Disney Animation Studios and began learning the ropes, working as animator or contributing to character designs on several major 2D animation productions, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame (character of Frollo), Hercules (character of Hades), Tarzan (character of Tantor
190-497: The Emperor intends to sell the one remaining dragon, Danzi, to a dragon hunter to be butchered, she and the dragon escape from Huangling together. Long Danzi tells the girl her true name, Ping, and asks her to accompany him to the ocean. She must protect a mysterious stone that is vital to the dragon's legacy. Along the way, they meet Wang Cao, a herbalist previously acquainted with Danzi. The dragon hunter, Diao, catches up with them in
209-527: The Emperor's hunting lodge. The Emperor, Liu Che, befriends Ping. Liu Che invites a group of lore masters to the lodge. Wang Cao is one of them. He drugs Ping, convinces Danzi that he is the true Dragon Keeper, and escapes with him and the dragon stone. Seeing Ping heartbroken, Liu Che invites her to climb Tai Shang Mountain with him. At the peak, Ping realizes that Wang Cao and Danzi are also on Tai Shang, with Diao attacking them. Diao kills Wang Cao, but Ping and Hua arrive. Ping uses qi to defeat Diao, though Hua
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#1732797852373228-748: The US version of the book was published in April 2005! It was published in the UK on 30 April 2005. The first sequel to Dragonkeeper was published in September 2005, Garden of the Purple Dragon . Dragon Moon followed in 2007. There is also a prequel to Dragonkeeper , a book called Dragon Dawn , about Danzi's adventures before he was put in Huangling Mountain. Dragonkeeper The novel
247-675: The books as well. Wilkinson's daughter Lili Wilkinson also writes for young adults. Dragonkeeper was published in 2003 by Black Dog Books . Set in Han dynasty China , the story describes the adventures of Ping and an ageing dragon. It has won a number of awards including: Dragonkeeper was also shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (2004) for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books. The book secured US Publication and
266-583: The elephant), and Treasure Planet (character of Doctor Doppler). He was nominated for an Annie Award for his work on Treasure Planet . Subsequent to his departure from Disney, he was hired as character design supervisor on Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild for Columbia. After several more years working in animation production, Pablos created the Despicable Me franchise based on his original screen story Evil Me and his own art design. He took
285-470: The far western mountains of the Han Empire in ancient China , a young slave girl is used, abused and neglected by the cruel Master Lan, whose job is to care for the two aged imperial dragons, Long Danzi and Lu Yu. Nameless and alone, the slave girl is without hope and her only friend is her pet rat, Hua. After Lu Yu suddenly dies, the slave girl feels guilty and responsible. When the girl discovers that
304-492: The film is directed by Ignacio Ferreras and co-directed by Zhang Bo with the screenplay will be written by Ferreras, Carole Wilkinson, Rosanna Cecchini, Pablo Castrillo and Xiamping Wang. The score will be composed by Zhiyi Wang while the film will be released in 2024. Sergio Pablos Sergio Pablos is a Spanish animator, director and screenwriter. While at the helm of his company (The SPA Studios), Pablos developed several concepts for animated feature films, most notably
323-588: The original ideas upon which Despicable Me ( Universal Pictures and Illumination in 2010) and Smallfoot (produced by the Warner Animation Group in 2018) were based. Most recently, the SPA Studios has produced Netflix's first original animated feature film, Klaus , written and directed by Pablos. Sergio Pablos is from Madrid . After working as a key animator on Once Upon a Forest (1993), he moved to Paris , France, to pursue
342-439: The package unsolicited to Universal Pictures where he became the first of several screenwriters on the project as well as executive producer. In 2010, Despicable Me —starring Steve Carell , Jason Segel , Russell Brand , Kristen Wiig , Miranda Cosgrove , Will Arnett , and Julie Andrews —was a box office success, received a Golden Globe nomination, and became one of animation's highest-grossing movies. Pablos continued work as
361-519: Was the writer for the film Warner Animation Group 's Smallfoot . He then formed The SPA Studios in Madrid, Spain , where he made his directorial debut with Klaus . In Summer 2022, it was announced that Pablos was set to write and direct another film, Ember . However, in December 2022, it was reported by Netflix that it was canceled due to its lengthy production. Pablos still has the rights to
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