He's a Master SCUBA diver who hasn't been diving in way too long, and, most excitingly, a fully licensed librarian. He once won a 12-gauge skeet-shooting tournament because no one else had signed up in his age group. He's an author of nonfiction for grown-ups (under a slightly different not very secret name), books for teens (as Alex e above), and, younger readers. Alexander London grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. At one time a journalist reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, he is now a full time novelist living in Brooklyn, NY, where he can be found wandering the streets talking to his dog, who is the real brains of the operation.Ĭ. When everyone wants him fighting on their side, can Abel figure out what's worth fighting for?Īlex London writes books for adults (One Day The Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War), children (Dog Tags series An Accidental Adventure series) and teens (Proxy). To protect his friends and his family, Abel must partner with the stolen beast, riding in kin battles and keeping more secrets than a dragon has scales. Turns out, his big sister is a dragon thief! Too bad his older brother is a rising star in Drakopolis law enforcement. All that changes the night his sister appears at his window, entrusting him with a secret.and a stolen dragon. Different breeds take to the skies in nighttime bouts between the infamous kins-criminal gangs who rule through violence and intimidation.Ībel has always loved dragons, but after a disastrous showing in his dragon rider’s exam, he's destined never to fly one himself. Most famously of all, the dragons battle. Now dragons haul the city’s cargo, taxi its bustling people between skyscrapers, and advertise its wares in bright, neon displays. But in the city of Drakopolis, humans domesticated them centuries ago. Once, dragons nearly drove themselves to extinction. In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground dragon battles and a high-stakes gang war that could tear his family apart.
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