Joust The Dragon Jousters series

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joust follows story of young boy named vetch. altan, , serf: lower slave tied land work on under master. tian master, khefti fat, quite cruel, , vetch last member of family on land, taking of khefti s beatings. vetch s luck changes when ari, 1 of tian dragon jousters, appears 1 day , takes him dragon-boy kashet, dragon ari raised since hatching (and unique in jousters ranks).


life in dragon jousters compound proves more pleasant slaving away in fields, vetch s relationship dragon jousters tolerating @ best, (though likes dragons,) sees them symbol of tian power killed father , put rest of family serfdom. 1 exception ari, whom vetch respects , grows liking.


among myriad of other challenges happen @ compound, vetch gets hands on dragon egg of own, raises hatching in secret, calling female avatre. novel culminates , avatre escaping compound air, caught ari , kashet. ari, though, has grown liking vetch, , convinces other tian dragon jousters vetch died in chase, helps vetch nomadic people, known bedu, him complete escape alta. revealed that, in atlan tradition, vetch has 2 names, 1 use during childhood , 1 adulthood, real name. novel closes, takes on real name, kiron, , flies on avatre toward alta.







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