A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead. And Rose Sorrengail has spent her entire life making sure she will be neither. Born strong where her twin sister Violet was fragile, Rose is a force forged in fire-bold, brutal, and unrelenting. While Violet stumbles unwillingly into the Riders Quadrant, Rose charges forward, determined to carve out her own legend within Basgiath War College. But surviving Conscription Day is just the beginning. In a world where strength is currency and dragons don't bond with the weak, Rose quickly becomes known-for her precision, her ruthlessness... and the trail of blood left in her wake. Her enemies fear her. Her instructors warn about her. And Xaden Riorson-lethal wingleader with shadows in his eyes-can't seem to stay away. With war looming, and a rare power awakening within her, Rose must decide what kind of rider she'll become-and what she's willing to sacrifice to protect what's hers. In Basgiath, only the ruthless survive. And Rose Sorrengail was born to conquer.

In a world where only the strongest survive, she was determined to become one of the best riders of her generation. Driven, really smart, and fiercely loyal, Aeris had a rocky childhood which lead her to Basgiath War College in order to flee her reality. But when she bonds with her dragon, she's thrust into a whole new reality, her signet makes her an essential weapon for war and with pressure she slowly falls back into her lack of confidence. As she navigates through this mess, she finds an unexpected attraction to Bodhi, the sharp-witted, reckless rider who sees through her walls-infuriating, impossible... and the one person she might not survive losing. This book follows the events of Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm.