Her book
Dragonkeeper has been very successful. The story set in Han dynasty China describes the adventures of Ping and an ageing dragon. Published in 2003 by Black Dog Books, it won a number of awards including
- 2006 Kalbacher Klapperschlange (German Children's Choice Award)
- 2004 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award (Young Readers)
- 2004 Queensland Premier's Literary Award (Best Children's Book)
- 2003 Aurealis Award (Young Adults)
It was also shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (2004) for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books. The book secured US Publication and the US version of the book was published in April 2005. It was published in the UK on 30 April 2005.
The sequel to
Dragon Keeper -
Garden of the Purple Dragon was published in Australia in September 2005.Also Dragon Moon later on. Now there is also a prequel to Dragonkeeper, a book called Dragon Dawn about Danzi's adventures before he was put in Huangling Mountain.