Flamefall

By Rosaria Munda

Book Overview

In the second book of the Aurelian Cycle series, revolutionary flames ignite as two young Firstriders and a dragonrider try and find their place amongst their peers and ultimately decide where their loyalties belong.

"Amid the politics there are plenty of dragon battles, clandestine missions, and secret meetings to keep readers flying through the pages, ending with a nail-biting cliffhanger."--School Library Journal, starred review

From the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the exiled Callipolan dragonlords are eager to punish their usurpers and reclaim their city. First they destroyed the food supply. Now they're coming for the dragonriders.

As Callipolis's new Firstrider, Annie is charged with leading the war against New Pythos. But with unrest at home, enforcing the government's rationing program risks turning her into public enemy number one.

Lee struggles to find his place after killing kin for a leader who betrayed him. He can support Annie and the other Guardians . . . or join the rebels who look to topple the new regime.

Griff, a lowborn dragonrider who serves New Pythos, faces a decision of his own. He can answer the call to sacrifice everything for the lords who oppress his people--or he can forge a new path with the Callipolan Firstrider seeking his help.

With famine tearing Callipolis apart and the Pythians determined to take back what they lost, it will be up to Annie, Lee, and Griff to decide who--and what--to fight for.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525518266
• ISBN13: 9780525518266
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Dark times for dragon riders!

The stakes are higher and choices so much more difficult in this second book of the Aurelian cycle! Annie and Lee's viewpoints are now joined by Griff, one of the squires (with an awesome dragon of his own!) for the dragon lords in New Pythos. I do like how we can see how the other land is and let me tell you, it is definitely in as much turmoil as Callipolis! The rich are staying safe and the poor pay the price, in food, and being the first to die. Life is tough for Lee, who found out that Atreus, never actually meant for him to live after the revolution, is drawn to the less fortunate and the rebels looking now to overthrow the new government for equality for all. While Annie looks to protect the whole land from the dragon lords of New Pythos who want to conquer all. Talk about being between a rock and a hard place! I really enjoyed Griff's point of view too, he is a good person also with conflicting choices to make for his family and dragon (that muzzle makes me so mad!) but also looking for a better future, much like Annie and Lee. The second book is full of dragon fights, revolution, tragedy, and I am intrigued by the land of the God King and his daughter with the giant dragon. I really hope we can get that story more complete in the third book. Plus the cliffhanger that this book ends on is a real humdinger and I have all my fingers and toes crossed that Annie, Lee, and Griff can figure out a way through and bring peace to both lands! Or at least a little happiness after all the dark doings that have happened so far!