Dragonbound academy

Author :Mara Ellison Voss

Every spring, forty cadets are chosen to die. Only one clerk has counted them.

Liora Thane has never wanted to be a hero. She is a registry clerk with ink-stained fingers and a head for numbers, until the night a ruined, scarred dragon chooses her at the Choosing and drags her into Skarhold, the mountain fortress where the kingdom trains its dragon riders.

Skarhold is brutal, beautiful and built on a lie. Cadets are ranked every month. The lowest are “culled” each spring, and the dead are written off as the price of keeping the Hollow behind the Wall. But Liora cannot stop counting, and the numbers do not add up.

With her stubborn, sharp-tongued dragon Voryth in her mind, a loyal circle of friends, and a charming, dangerous rival whose family secrets run deeper than hers, Liora starts to pull the thread. What she finds in the Archive, in the Cinderhalls and at the heart of the mountain will change what she believes about the Wall, the dragons and the Pact that holds the kingdom together.

Dragonbound Academy is a magic academy and dragon rider fantasy about found family, slow-burn romance, impossible odds and the quiet courage of one person who refuses to look away. Perfect for readers who love dragon bonds, brutal training academies, ancient conspiracies, banter, heartbreak and hard-won hope.

If you want a standalone-feeling story with a satisfying ending, a witty dragon and a heroine who fights with her mind, start reading today.

📖 489 pages