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Dragon Keeper

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[[Image:DragonKeeperHBfront.jpg|thumb|The front cover for The Dragon Keeper UK hardcover edition by [[Jackie Morris]].]]
'''The Dragon Keeper''' is part one of the two-part [[Rain Wild Chronicles]]. It The story was originally written as just one book, titled "The Dragon Keeper" but it was so long that the publishers decided to split it (much like happened with [[The Reindeer People]] and [[Wolf's Brother]].) Part two is [[Dragon Haven]].
It is not a direct continuation of the the [[Liveship Traders trilogy]] but it does take The story takes place in the [[Rain Wilds]] and [[Bingtown]] a short some time after the events in [[Ship of Magic]] and [[Fool's Fate]].Like the [[Liveship booksTraders trilogy|Liveship Traders]], the story is told in third person. There The viewpoint characters are four view point characters [[Thymara]], [[Alise Kincarron Finbok]], [[Sisarqua]]/[[Sintara]], [[Leftrin]] and [[Sedric Meldar]]. Notes sent between two [[Keeper of the Birds|Keepers of the Birds]], [[Erek]] and we meet some old friends in passing[[Detozi]] are between each chapter of the book.
The book is dedicated
<poem>To the memory of Spot and Smokey,
Brownie-butt and Rainbow, Rag-bag and Sinbad.
Fine pigeons, one and all.
</poem>
[[Image:Dragon Keeper US.jpg|thumb|The front cover for the US hardcover edition of Dragon Keeper by [[Steve Stone]].]]
 
 
==Editions==
* Australian trade paperback 1st of July 2009 with the UK cover and ISBN 9780007273768.
* UK audio book by HarperCollins, unabridged edition 1st of July 2009, narrated by [[Saskia Butler]]. ISBN 9780007317097.
* UK paperback edition by HarperVoyager 4th of March 2010. There seem to be two different sizes with two ISBNs:** ISBN 9780007342594 (19.4 x 12.8 x 4 cm) - seen in a bookstore** ISBN 9780007273751 (17.6 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm) - unconfirmed, if you have this, please leave a note!  The US editions print the title as "Dragon Keeper" without the definite article.* at least some of the US ARC/proof copies of this book seems to have been sent were send out tied with a leather string with a tiny dragon charm attached to it. The US covers went through some major font changes before publishing, whether any actual copies with the red and white "fantasy font" exists is not certain.
* US hardcover edition by HarperCollins/Eos January 26th 2010 with ISBN 0061561622. Cover art by [[Steve Stone]].
* US audio book by Tantor media, unabridged edition 26th of January, narrated by [[Anne Flosnik]]. ISBN 9781400113330.
  ===affiliate links for buying Dragon Keeper ===* UK [http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780007273744/Dragon-Keeper/?a_aid=theplentynet hardback from the Book Depository]* [http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780007273751/Dragon-Keeper/?a_aid=theplentynet paperback edition by HarperVoyager 4th of March 2010 with ISBN 9780007342594.from the Book Depository]
==Translations==
* a Dutch translation titled ''De Kronieken van de Wilde Regenlanden eerste boek: Drakenhoeder'' by Luitingh scheduled for , 11th of November 2009 with ISBN 9789024528769* an Italian translation titled ''Il Custode del Drago (Le Cronache delle Giungle della Pioggia #1)'' by Fanucci, 22nd of April 2010 with ISBN 9788834715895. Translated by [[Gabriele Giorgi]].

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