Dragon's Blood
The title of the novel that I read is Dragon’s Blood. The author of Dragon’s Blood is Jane Yolen. The major character in Dragon’s Blood, Jakkin, is introduced after the prolog, and talks about how he is looking for a dragon. The reason why he wants a dragon is to fill his “bond bag” with gold for him. This means that he is a slave and wants to buy himself out of bondage. The setting of Dragon’s Blood is mentioned in the prolog. In the prolog, it states that the boy Jakkin lives on Austar IV, which is a desert planet. When I read this, I immediately thought that there most likely is an Austar III etc. On Austar IV, Jakkin lives in a nursery for dragons. This is where he steals his dragon. The plot of this book is about Jakkin, who is in bondage. He steals a hatchling from the nursery, and raises it as his own. The reason why he did this, is to free himself from bondage. Jakkin has an external conflict with Akki, Jakkin’s master’s daughter. Jakkin also has an internal conflict with himself. The climax of Dragon’s Blood is when the dragon Red, also known as Heart’s Blood, wins her first pit fight. She almost kills her oppon
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Approximate Word count = 772
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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