After Alliance bombings, Swooning Moon is in ruins. Only the megalopolis Capitol survives under its blue dome. Among thousands of broken-down amusement parks, dragon catchers raid the air, and gangs of youth, 'wing walkers', look for magical items to sell for a few coins.

Eighteen-year-old Cassie just joined the scavengers. Heartbroken after losing her best friend in an accident, she can focus on one thing only: dragons can alter reality. All she needs is a sage dragon...Singing at the dragon opera, she has seen first hand what sages can do.

The wilderness is harsh, but she finds an ally in Jay Tachebana, the son of the most affluent mobster, who flies around in samurai attire in his father’s billion-dollar racer craft, finding dragons for rich buyers. Cassie has never felt more conflicted about anyone in her life than this dragon catcher with the kindest eyes in the world. At the opera, dragons are treated wonderfully well—is this what it’s like behind the scenes?

The Dragauria marshlands emanate original magic from the times before the planet was terraformed, and things are not always what they seem. The only thing keeping her from losing herself entirely in her sorrow and the ancient magic is Jay’s patience.

In search of the oldest dragons, Cassie and Jay venture deep into uncharted grounds and discover there’s a good reason for the spells enclosing the planet's magical core under a shield...because underneath, something is awakening.

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