Broken Claw (working title, two chapter sample)

A city on the brink of falling.

One dragonrider that could save it.

A young woman seeking the truth behind her broken world.

Mel wishes her brother would quit The Flight. He's the only family she has left. But the city of Deesea city needs Source to survive and there's none better than Killian and his partner Sparkling Rain to get it.
Without Source, the Dragon Mother's magic fails and their skycity falls into steaming oceans below.
As Mel tries to escape Deesea and travel to Hatton skycity on her quest to discover what broke their world, Killian flies with the 'Flames and Shards'. One thing is certain - when Source is above water the 'Darks and Sparks' will be after it too. Killian is young and fearless. He is the best of the best - a dragonrider. The world's most coveted death sentence.

Introducing Skycity Dragon riders.
If a dragon's breath doesn't kill you, its secrets will...