"Authorities are asking citizens to please remain calm and stay indoors until further notice." The anchor could barely get the last word out when the power went out. All down the block, one by one, the lights gave out, plunging our little town into darkness. Darkness and silence. No one spoke, no one even breathed. Then sirens sounded. The howling noise whistled through the air, shaking the foundation of the house. It was almost as if it was signaling the end of the world. Which, in a way, I guess it was.

*READ THE NOTES FROM A DRAGON SINGER SERIES BEFORE THIS ONE* Caspian Quillsnake has it all. The cushy royal life, his best friend, Davy, by his side. But Caspian has a secret. When his uncle, the only one who knows Caspian's secret, is attacked, Caspian must flee to a nearby kingdom, seeking safety. Davy tags along. Anna, head smith of a small town in the kingdom Cirn, takes the pair in. She gives them a place to stay, a job, and most importantly, a means of escape. That is, if no one catches Caspian first. (Book 1/?)