Stormrise

A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme''s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce.

If Rain werenât a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless future. When an army of nomads invades her kingdom, and a draft forces every household to send one man to fight, Rain takes her chance to seize the life she wants.

Knowing sheâll be killed if sheâs discovered, Rain purchases powder made from dragon magic that enables her to disguise herself as a boy. Then she hurries to the war camps, where she excels in her trainingâ"and wrestles with the voice that has taken shape inside her head. The voice of a dragon she never truly believed existed.

As war looms and Rain is enlisted into an elite, secret unit tasked with rescuing the High King, she begins to realize this dragon tincture may hold the key to her kingdomâs victory. For the dragons that once guarded her land have slumbered for centuries . . . and someone must awaken them to fight once more.

âMartial arts, a bold girl, a kingdom under attack, magic everywhereâ"I devoured it in one sitting! This book is one wild ride!â â"Tamora Pierce