Arden of Fire

Arden Kress of The Sky has three good reasons to hate humans--her dead father, her dead mother, and her dead brother. When her uncle, king of The Sky, grants a school field trip to visit Earth, Arden is intrigued by the notion of learning about the planet. More than that, she wants--needs to know why her family was slain so brutally by the humans all those years ago.

Arden and her people are called Sky Walkers. They are half human and half phoenix. Their sole purpose is to govern the people ...