Violet Sorrengail’s mother- the commanding general - has ordered her to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter. Everyone at Basgiath has an agenda, and every night could be her last. There are only two ways out: graduate or die.

 By Rebecca Yarros