In McKinley�'s ���irst Flight,���a boy and his pet foogit unexpectedly take a dangerous ride on a dragon, and her ���ellhound���stars a mysterious dog as a key player in an eerie graveyard showdown. Dickinson introduces a young man who must defeat the creature threatening his clan in ���ireworm,���a slave who saves his village with a fiery magic spell in ���alamander Man,���and a girl whose new friend, the guardian of a mystical bird, is much older than he appears in ���hoenix.���p> With time periods ranging from prehistoric to present day, and settings as varied as a graveyard, a medieval marketplace and a dragon academy, these stories are sure to intrigue and delight the authors�' longtime fans and newcomers alike.
