Dragon and Soldier

Timothy Zahn. Starscape Books, $17.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-7653-0125-3

Dragon and Soldier by Timothy Zahn, the second Dragonback Adventure, is the follow-up to Dragon and Thief, which PW said ""mov[es] at a breakneck pace."" Here, Jack enlists in a juvenile mercenary group. With his dragon warrior companion, Draycos, as his guide, Jack survives boot camp training, only to be thrust into a web of twisting missions and loyalties.

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