Violet Sorrengail wanted to live a quiet life, surrounded by books, until she was forced to take part in the most dangerous training ground in the world.
She must fight to join the elite of the army: the dragon riders. But dragons choose their riders with wing and claw—they burn the weak. For someone like Violet, whose body is fragile, death is always close. Many would kill her to increase their own chances; others would kill her just because of her last name.
Standing at the forefront of that danger is Xaden Riorson, the enemy of her family.
With the odds against her, Violet must use all her agility and wits to survive, because at Basgiath War College there are only two ways out.
GRADUATE OR DIE