What keeps them invested, however, are the complex relationships between many cast members… Full of drama, emotional turmoil, and high stakes.” - Kirkus, Starred Review ★ “ pulls readers in with political intrigue and action. ★ “Drawing inspiration from The Aeneid and Plato’s Republic, debut author Munda generates a plot that moves quickly, tempering fate-driven elements of classical tragedy with hope.” - Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review a near-perfect work of high fantasy with wide appeal.” - Booklist, Starred Review ★ “This series opener thrills with dragon action, from aerial tournaments to wartime battles. Please specify in the order comments and if you want it PERSONALIZED, be sure to note to whom, and any other information.Ī 2020-2021 Maine Student Book Award Selection *Signed copies are available through 57th Street Books. or step up to be the champion her city needsĪmazon | B &N | Bookshop | Kobo | Signed Copies* And Annie must decide whether to protect the boy she loves. With war on the horizon and his relationship with Annie changing fast, Lee must choose to kill the only family he has left or to betray everything he’s come to believe in. Growing up in the same orphanage forged their friendship, and seven years of training have made them rivals for the top position in the dragonriding fleet.īut everything changes when survivors from the old regime surface, bent on reclaiming the city. Annie’s lowborn family was executed by dragonfire, while Lee’s aristocratic family was murdered by revolutionaries.

Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn’t be more different.

Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone–even the lowborn–a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders.

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