Blurb

They say she’s a monster, a dabnor. They watch her snarl wordlessly and bite and claw for survival. They don’t admit that they gave her little choice.

Sixteen-year-old outcast Kaida is sick of their prejudice. No dabnor has ever Bonded with a dragon, so winning her town’s annual dragon-Bonding race should prove she’s human. She has spent years learning the ins and outs of the race. Now she’s old enough to compete, but all her planning will be useless if they refuse her entry.

As the town debates shutting her up for good, she makes an alliance with a charismatic stranger to seize the opportunity she so desperately craves.

Action and adventure feature prominently in this fantasy novelette for young adults.