Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu p Naming Nature is a celebration

Naming Nature is a celebration of cultural and ecological diversity--and a beautiful gift for nature lovers

What if your true love could write to you from the future

the sea lions bark and seagulls wheel and call

upsetting and generous all at once

and a young man sold into servitude will find unlikely escape

Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu p Naming Nature is a celebrationThis coming of age story asks: can an orphan captive learn the secrets of the Dragon Riders to stand up and avenge his people? Jai lives as a royal hostage in the Sabine Court ever since his father Rohan, leader of the Steppefolk, led a failed rebellion and was executed by the very emperor Jai now serves. When the emperor's son and heir is betrothed to Princess Erica of the neighboring Dansk Kingdom, she brings with her a dowry: dragons. Endemic to