《龍騎士法典》第一條第一節:
龍無騎士,是為悲劇;
騎士無龍,必死無疑。
◎非生即死的學院競爭
身為軍人世家的異類,薇奧蕾不但沒有兄姊的戰鬥天賦,還體弱多病。她從小就嚮往和父親一樣進入抄寫士學院,然而她身為將軍的母親,卻命令她參加龍騎士的徵選。
龍騎士是納瓦爾王國裡大家最渴望成為的菁英,人與龍一旦締約後即獲得獨一無二的印記能力。但是,龍不會跟「脆弱」的人締約。她不僅要靠聰明才智在甄選考驗和同儕競爭中活下來,還得應付和她家有血海深仇的叛將之子薩登。
◎有如莎士比亞筆下「惡星情人」的禁忌愛情
這個性感得要命的男人是第四翼隊的翼隊長,他父親所領導的叛變戰爭導致薇奧蕾的哥哥布瑞南死亡;而薇奧蕾的母親則親自抓到薩登的父親。他們雖然背負著家族的血債,卻阻止不了兩人之間致命的吸引,由於與他們締約的龍正好是伴侶,他們不只和自己的龍生死與共,命運也緊緊相繫。
◎攸關王國生死存亡的戰鬥
與此同時,王國的魔法結界逐漸失效,鄰國的獅鷲騎士不斷來犯、洗劫山區的村莊,越來越多的騎士陣亡。這一切似乎都跟父親說過的黑暗神話有關,更糟的是,薇奧蕾發現國家領導階層對他們隱瞞了可怕的祕密…
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FRIENDS. ENEMIES. LOVERS . . .
EVERYONE HAS AN AGENDA
Violet Sorrengail expected to live a quiet life surrounded by books, until she was forced onto the world’s deadliest training ground. Now she must fight to join the army’s elite: dragon riders. But dragons don’t choose fragile riders, they incinerate them, and when your body breaks as easily as Violet’s does – death is only a heartbeat away.
EVERY NIGHT COULD BE YOUR LAST
Many cadets would kill Violet to better their own chances of success; the rest would kill her just because of her last name . . . including the ruthless Xaden Riorson, her family’s greatest enemy. With the odds stacked against her, Violet must use every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise, because once you enter Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out:
GRADUATE OR DIE
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