H.M. Clarke
ASIN: B00HAMJ8AO
Publisher: HMC Press
Pages: 235
Taken from her home. Owned by the State. Paired with a Dragon.An Accident of Birth...Every ten years the Imperium Provosts travel the provinces of the Great Suene Empire and take every second born child as the property of the Emperor. His due for their continued protection.Kalena, taken from her family and friends finds herself alone and scared in the imperial Stronghold of Darkon. And when she cries out to the darkness for help, Kalena is shocked when it answers her back.This coming of age story is the first book in the Way to Freedom Epic Fantasy Serial. The next episode is The Dream Thief. If you like the Dragonriders of Pern, then you will like this series.AlsoGet The Way to Freedom: The Complete Season One Books 1-5 (does not include The Cavern of Sethi)