Ember Flight (The Skyforge Chronicles)

Ember Flight (The Skyforge Chronicles)When dragons choose their riders, some bonds ignite revolution. Aria Thorne never expected to be selected for Skyforge Academy, the prestigious training ground for dragon riders. With her scholarly background and chronic health condition, she was supposed to be safely exempt from the dangerous military path. But when she forms an unprecedented bond with Pyrith, a rare copper dragon with ancient ember magic, Aria discovers her true destiny lies far beyond traditional Academy training.
As Aria struggles to navigate the rigid hierarchy of Skyforge, she uncovers dark secrets: the Academy's true purpose was never military dominance, but protection against a cyclical magical catastrophe known as "the burning." For generations, the Sovereign Council has suppressed the ember riders who once maintained this delicate balance, replacing harmonization with control and extraction. When magical corruption begins spreading beyond Academy walls, Aria must rally allies to challenge centuries of deception.
With her growing ember abilities, she rediscovers ancient techniques that could save not just the Academy, but surrounding territories threatened by boundary collapse. Yet powerful forces will stop at nothing to control what they can't understand, even if it means sacrificing entire regions to magical devastation. In a race against time and tradition, Aria and Pyrith must embrace their forbidden bond and restore the lost art of ember harmonization before the burning consumes everything in its path.
Ember Flight is the captivating first installment in The Skyforge Chronicles, perfect for fans of dragon academy fantasies who crave rich magic systems and strong female protagonists challenging corrupt institutions. Join Aria's rebellion against an order that would sacrifice harmony for power, and discover what happens when ancient magic awakens in a world that has forgotten its true purpose.