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The Dragon Jousters

4 books in reading order by Lackey, Mercedes

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  1. Joust

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    Joust

    by Lackey, Mercedes

    If you want a fresh (and more fantasy instead of sci-fi) update to the Pern series, you probably won’t find anything closer than Mercedes Lackey’s Dragon Jouster series. They are...

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  2. Alta

    Book 2

    Alta

    by Lackey, Mercedes

    Raising a dragon from infancy to form a special bond, Tian dragon-boy Vetch and his crimson dragonet Avatre arrive in Alta, where he must gain the trust of his countrymen...

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  3. Sanctuary

    Book 3

    Sanctuary

    by Lackey, Mercedes

    A powerful novel examining the nature of evil, informed by the works of T. S. Eliot and Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction. Sanctuary is the dark, at...

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  4. Aerie

    Book 4

    Aerie

    by Lackey, Mercedes

    In the fourth and final novel of Mercedes Lackey's Dragon Jousters series, Kiron, the man who had once been a dragon-boy called Vetch, has united the dragon riders and managed...

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