Li-Fang has a way with nature. So she is sent against her will to train as an Agri-Seer, though she dreams one day of joining the Rider Corps like her sister Lixi. Partnered with an arrogant Rider, Daniel Kelso, Lifang must forget the wild Hunter Quetz she met by a hidden waterfall near her home, and accept who she is. Until, that is, a wild Quetz is captured. Lifang discovers she can communicate with the creature, a skill no Rider has ever demonstrated, and must now confront her destiny all over again. Will going against convention be worth the cost?

Accused of a crime she did not commit, Li-Fang has to prove her innocence or face wrongful imprisonment... and put her beloved Hunter in jeopardy. Set in the magnificent landscape of the desert planet Jin, Speaker sees the continuing adventures of Li-Fang and Meng as they confront an illegal poaching and smuggling syndicate that breaks the trust forged between human and the pterosaur-like Watchers. Will Li-Fang succeed?