Dragonkeeper: Volume 1

· Dragonkeeper Book 1 · Bolinda · Narrated by Caroline Lee
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Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing 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 the 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. Now an animated feature film starring Bill Nighy.

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Carole Wilkinson is an internationally award-winning and bestselling Australian author of more than 30 books, a number of short stories, a telemovie and some TV and planetarium scripts. Dragonkeeper was published in 2003 and won the 2003 Aurealis Award, the 2004 CBCA Young Readers Book of the Year, the 2004 QUeenland Premier's Literary Award for Best Children's Book and the 2006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange (German Children's Choice Award). Since then she has written more books in the Dragonkeeper series which has sold all over the world. The Dragonkeeper series was made into an animated film in 2024 for which Wilkinson wrote the script. A non-fiction book, 10 Pound Pom, won the 2018 Primary Educational Picture Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. Wilkinson lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Caroline Lee is a gifted actor and audiobook narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a large number of bestselling titles, including Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company and recently appeared in The Newsreader on the ABC. She has received three Green Room Awards for Best Actress, and four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty.

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