Dragonspell - Donita K. Paul

One Dragon Egg Holds the Key to the Future.

When Kale, a slave girl, finds a dragon egg, she is given the unexpected
opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. But on her way to
The Hall, where she was to be trained, Kale runs into danger. Rescued by a
small band of Paladin's servants, Kale is turned from her destination.

Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks
on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. But their journey is threatened
when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find
the Wizard Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg--whose true value they
have not begun to suspect.

Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure,
and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell--the first book in the Dragon Keepers Chronicles--is a finely crafted and welcome addition
to the corpus of fantasy fiction.