Audio Book Description:
Life in the Harper Hall is busyfor best friends Kindan, Nonala, and Kelsa. As the only female apprentices, Nonala and Kelsa are the butt of jokes and easytargets for the bully Vaxoram and his cronies. But when Kindan springs to Kelsa`s defense, he winds up in a fight for hislife against the older, biggerVaxoram-a fight that will lead to a surprising friendship. Meanwhile, in nearby Fort Hold, a clutch of fire-lizard eggs is about to hatch,and Lord Bemin`s beautiful young daughter, Koriana, is determined to Impress one of the delightful creatures.At the hatching, Kindan Impresses afire-lizard of his own...and wins the heart of Koriana. But Lord Bemin mistrusts harpers and will not hear of a match between his daughter and thelow-born Kindan. Then fate intervenes in the form of a virulent plague as fast-spreading as it is deadly. Arising suddenly, as if out of nowhere, thecontagion decimates hold after hold, paying no heed to distinctions of birth. In this feverish crucible, friendship and love will be testedto the breaking point and beyond. For with Threadfall scant years away, the Dragonriders dare not expose themselves to infection, and it willfall to Kindan and his fellow apprentices to bravely search for a cure and savehumanity. The price of failure is unthinkable. But theprice of success may be even harder to bear.
