A young man saves a dragon egg and bonds to the unique dragon in this fantasy that’s half Dragon Riders of Pern and half Ender’s Game with undead. For centuries the noble born dragon riders have defended the world from the Scourge, giant insects that spread a Blight that raises the dead as ghouls to join their hordes. In the strict ordered society where Holt Cook was born, he knew he would die a cook, but still he dreamed of bonding with a dragon so he doesn’t hesitate to save a rejected egg when the opportunity arises. Of course, soon after the white dragon hatches, the dragonhold is overrun by the Scourge, leading Holt to discover that an ancient dragon with the ability to control minds is not only controlling the Scourge, but recruiting dragons to wipe out humanity.