The Equinox Trials of Eldershade

By Roger LeDoux

SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. NEITHER WAS THE DRAGON.

Thirteen-year-old Alex Thorne thought the Spring Equinox was just laundry day.

Then a shimmering violet envelope flew through her bedroom window, a grumpy robin's-egg-blue dragon landed on her sill, and a silver broomstick called the Moon-Grazer pulled her straight through a rift in the sky.

Now she's a Wildcard entry in the Equinox Trials of Eldershade - a legendary aerial competition held on the Isle of Whispering Shells, where teenage Seekers from across the realms race, outwit, and outfly each other for the ultimate prize. Alex has no map, no team, and no idea what she's doing.

What she has is Caldrith - three hundred years of dragon wisdom wrapped in sarcasm and blue scales - and the growing suspicion that winning isn't really the point.

The other Seekers have trained their whole lives for this. Alex has a borrowed broom and a dragon she doesn't know how to ride.

But the Trials have a way of revealing who people really are when everything is on the line. And the Wildcard might be exactly what Eldershade has been waiting for.

The Equinox Trials of Eldershade is a fast, funny, and genuinely surprising middle grade fantasy adventure - perfect for fans of Wings of Fire, Ranger's Apprentice, and Harry Potter.

The adventure is only just beginning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HD87HLHD
• ISBN13: 9798191025261
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"