Tiger House: The First Chronicle of Jairus Tanner

Betrayed. Kidnapped. A farm boy mistaken for a warrior, Jairus must survive the Emperor's Games or everyone he loves will be incinerated by the war dragons. Thousands compete for the dragon banner, but in the end there can only be one winner. The adjudicator thumped the scepter into the ground three times. "By the fates, the war dragons will not return until a new emperor wins the dragon scepter." The crowd parted as Tekagi threaded her way toward the funeral cart waiting by the main gate. ...