There is this- subject- that neither quite knows how to broach or if one ought to. Talking to old friends becomes like talking to dearly-loved former in-laws after a divorce. I read it at the recommend of a dear friend, a missionary, who (I am all but certain) wants to use it as a springboard to talk about Jesus.įaith becomes such an awkward topic, when one leaves a religion. I should note here that this is not the sort of book that I would choose to read these days. having her agree immediately and completely with whatever 'lesson' the various nicety nice perfect people come and tell her, and become even more two-dimensional and Mary Sueish than ever) but if you're not reading this with an eye toward applying the didactic life lessons. I guess you could argue that there's some tension regarding Kale's 'growth,' (e.g.

(And they did, if you look at the awards this has won.) Instead, give all the uber-nice NPCs in 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight' their own book.) It's the Dragonlance that the Bible Belt can put its seal of approval on. (That would be, take away Raistlin Majere and make Tanis not a half-elf. Then sometime during her attempts to convince him that she was a Christian, she got the message and became one.This is a- pretty bad book, and not worth reading at all unless you're a Christian.īasically, it's Dragonlance + Evangelical worldview - ANY in-group tension. This didn't convince him so she read enough new testament to be able to discuss questions with him. So she took to leaving her bible open in the living room, turning the pages so it looked like she read it. But when she was twenty-five a man asked her if she was a Christian to which she replied a confident affirmative. Paul believed herself to be a Christian, she grew up going to church and taught sunday school. Note #2: This is a condensed version of the testimony on the website stated above. Paul are:Īccording to Wikipedia, after the second printing, The Vanishing Sculptor is known as The Dragons of Chiril.

Paul has written under the name of Donita K. The result was the Dragonkeeper Chronicles.

She wrote a few romance novels but her mother challenged her to write somthing with more deapth. She retired early from teaching but was soon writing at her mother's urging. Paul studied elementary education in college, eventually becoming a elementary-school teacher.

2.2.2 Books to be written in this series.

2.1 The Dragonkeeper Chronicles including:.

Dragonspell by donita k paul