Sundew, and most of the other LeafWings are nursing a deep hatred for the HiveWings, who have ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala, except those in Poison Jungle where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding, waiting for a dragon clever and powerful enough to exact their revenge--and now they are searching for the jungle's oldest and darkest mystery, one that could destroy them all.

Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, as an epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the dragons' ranks. Only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected and must stand as the only means of airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. As Bonaparte's dragons harrow Britain's ships, Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, take wing to Africa in search of a cure for the deadly contagion.

Harry and his boat become stranded on an island, where he discovers an egg which hatches into a strange lizard with wings.

Trinity, Connor, and Caleb are holed up in Texas when Emmy, the baby dragon, is caught on tape and the video goes viral, sending them on the road again, following an old map leading to a man who has come from the future to help.

When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.

In the wake of a cruel betrayal, Mira, who has always been a symbol of hope for the Fallen Isles, finds herself sentenced to the deadliest prison and must learn to survive while battling outside threats and inner demons.

When the children see that Martin the dragon is sad, they teach him that it takes more than wings to learn how to fly.

Now a driver in the chariot races, Nic is still a target of the Praetors because of the magical amulet he found, and they will do anything to get their hands on it--and meanwhile Atroxia is beginning to wake up.