Kimberly Sue Iverson

They've told her all her life she can't be a rider. Women don't ride. They're not strong enough to handle what the dragons dish out, how cruel the beasts can be. The testing never ends. Too many fear, too many die trying to ride, too many are killed. Dragons are hard, cruel, intelligent creatures, but so is the rider. Bond between dragon and rider has slowly been unraveling. Something has to change or all they've known will crumble.
Not only will Nala ride. She will ride the unrideable.