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Synopsis
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. Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn't be more different. Annie's lowborn family was executed by dragonfire, while Lee's aristocratic family was murdered by revolutionaries. 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. But everything changes when survivors from the old regime surface, bent on reclaiming the city. 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. And Annie must decide whether to protect the boy she loves... or step up to be the champion her city needs.
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Is Fireborne appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teens face brutal revolution aftermath, family murders by dragonfire and revolutionaries, war themes, and complex moral choices about loyalty. Romance develops between childhood friends-turned-rivals with tension but no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, mass death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will love the dragon-riding action, intense rivalry between two orphaned riders, and the impossible choice between love and duty as war threatens their city.