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Dragon Tongue


A Young Adult Fantasy Novel


Book 1 of the Rise of the Dragon Riders Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Dragon Riders,
  • Bonded Companions,
  • Reluctant Hero,
  • Hidden Magic,
  • Kingdom Politics
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  • Dangerous dragon encounters with high personal stakes
  • Forgotten legends resurfacing to challenge a corrupt kingdom
  • Unlikely bonds that awaken lost magic
Publisher Description

A forgotten legend. A deadly bond. A kingdom on the brink.

Cora grew up on her grandmother’s tales of the noble dragon riders—stories most dismiss as myth. But with her father gravely ill and their debts mounting, legends offer little comfort.

Desperate to help her father, Cora becomes a scale scavenger, risking her life to harvest scales from the wild, deadly dragons. Her first mission nearly ends in disaster when an enraged dragon traps her—until something impossible happens: they understand each other.

As Cora bonds with the dragon, Alaric, long-dormant magic stirs. Together, they uncover a truth buried for generations: the dragon riders were real—and they were betrayed. The same dark power that destroyed them still rules the kingdom from the shadows, determined to keep the past buried.

With enemies closing in, Cora and Alaric must revive a forgotten legacy—before it’s erased forever.

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