Books like Alta (The Dragon Jousters, Book 2) by Mercedes Lackey
In the second volume of Mercedes Lackey’s popular Joust series, the dragonrider Vetch flees his captivity and returns to Alta, his birthplace, now subjugated. There he endeavors to empower the Alta people by teaching them to raise and train dragons, laying the groundwork for an armed rebellion that could liberate their land from oppression.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Mercedes Lackey
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