First of all, thank you to NetGalley.com, author Rosaria Munda, and my friends at PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group for the opportunity to read this Advanced Readers Copy for free in exchange for a honest review. This book will be published on October 15, 2019.
The tale is full of intrigue and passion. Dragons abound with their riders, protecting the town of Callipolis. We follow Lee sur Pallor and Annie sur Aela through the novel. Lee is the hidden son of a dragon lord, while Annie is the daughter of a tradesman from the highlands.
Brought together at an orphanage after the down fall of the Old Regime, they are used to being the only ones fighting together.
The dragon riders are fighting for the right to be Firstrider of the Guardians. This will be the first time that a Firstrider has been chosen since that bloody Revolution.

But all is not well, there are rumours that some of the ruling class of before have survived. They have been hiding in a nearby city called New Pathos and have been biding their time to make a stand for the future of Callipolis. They want their city back, and will do anything to make that happen.

Lee must make a choice. Does he stand with his friends and made family; or does he turn and join his blood relatives again to take down those that massacred the dragon lords? How do you make the choice that has no good answer?

Dragons and politics, love and honour. I recommend this book to all that have a dream of flying and who can empathise with the struggle of doing what is right when everything is falling down around you.