When the dragon Jaax receives word that a human infant has been found in the province of Oescienne, he doesn't dare believe it. Humans have been extinct for centuries, trapped by a terrible curse and left to live out their existence in the form of dragons. Despite his doubts, however, Jaax assumes responsibility for the baby girl only to discover that what he has been seeking for so many years has finally been found . . . Jahrra knows all about the legends and sagas of Oescienne, but never in her wildest dreams would she believe that she played a part in one of them. She is far too busy...

Twelve years have passed since Jahrra arrived in Oescienne and became the responsibility of the old Korli dragon Hroombra; yet much can happen in twelve years. So far, Jahrra's life has been filled with adventure, danger, friendship and even loss. Despite what she has learned in school and what she has learned from life, she has no idea that she is in fact human, a child of the race that has been absent from the world of Ethoes for five long centuries . . . But the girl's identity must be kept secret, even from Jahrra herself, for if the Tyrant King of the East knew of her existence all would...

Aiden Elam has always been different from the other kids he knows. The adults say he has autism, but Aiden isn't so sure. He can understand everyone just fine, he just can't get the words out to tell them. Now, if he could only get past the strange feeling that keeps him trapped inside his own mind, then maybe he could tell his parents about the weird things he sees. Or perhaps he could even tell his sister, Meggy, for he knows she can hear and see the strange things, too.