About the Book In a realm where magi are outlawed, Meleya of Misthaven has spent a lifetime hiding her powers. With her parents locked up in Spydra Prison, Meleya has no choice but to pay off their sentence the only way she can: By serving as a soldier in the dragon guard. Book Synopsis In a realm where magi are outlawed, Meleya of Misthaven has spent a lifetime hiding her powers. With her parents locked up in Spydra Prison, Meleya has no choice but to pay off their sentence the only way she can: By serving as a soldier in the dragon guard. But an attack on her redrock canyon home puts her new dragon bond in danger. Meleya knows she has to save him-even if it means revealing her etherarchy. Banished to Outcast Outpost, the most dangerous platoon in the realm, Meleya and her squad face wild dragons, a ruthless coven of magi outlaws, and the unspeakable horrors that lie inside the dreaded Dragon Mists. Still, with tension mounting between the Mage Hunters and the Knights of the Torch, Meleya is certain the land of Evgard is about to change forever. Review Quotes All the kids are back in Dragon Guard, and Blake and Raven Penn let some individual skeletons out of the closet from within the group [Im looking at you, Brigan]. Following up an exceptional first book with another equal to the task is difficult, and my luck in finding them is as rare as voidshards. This is not the case in The Skystone Chronicles, and the subplot upon subplot upon plot stacking is absolutely brilliant. The highlight of the book remains the enduring friendship of the newly anointed Reckless squad, but when they are put in the Outcast Outpost, a place that feels like the magic and dragon version of Star Wars Outer Rim, this is when the literary magic happens. It is dangerous, vibrant, and full of a lot of nobodies that really, really are somebodies. And even somebodies have to work on dragon corpse removal, unless they are clever enough to open a pub called the Brough-kin Arms. The Penns throw in some moral ambiguity with regard to a job Meleya takes, twists that come in the form of who runs the Grey Ones and the shocking unveiling of the Liberator, and a longboat full of other surprises that make this installment a winner. Very, very highly recommended. Asher Syed for Readers Favorite