Beln, Gellborn officer aboard a red dragonship has reached the near-peak of her career. But ordered to pursue a rare, wild dragon by her sadistic captain, Beln is torn between those loyalties bred into her and those grown anew for her ship's mount. During horrific havoc among his fellow gunners, a Gellborn family failure acts on the sudden realization that his heritage is far worse than the beast his uncle hunts. Two Gellborn. Two dragons. One decision. Him, or them? "Brilliant, sharp, original, witty and emotional."

• Dyrk Ashton, Author of Paternus