Logline: A teenage girl discovers a dragon who acts out her deepest fears and desires and must outwit poachers hunting it in order to keep her magic – and her sanity – intact.

Where the deamons of ‘His Dark Materials’ meet the class-based magic system ‘Powerless’, SABERWING is a young adult coming-of-age fantasy debut and first of a planned 4 book series.

Imogen Brightwyn is born into a class system where the elite use their wealth to control access to magic. But lack of money be damned. Imogen is determined to break in and learn the highest level of magic despite her working-class background. While mopping up after a shift as a barmaid, Imogen finds the impossible inside a left-behind knapsack – an apple-size, blood-red gemstone that transforms into a mythical creature that awakens her magic. But this is no snuggly, talking magical pet – this is a venomous, aggressive juvenile dragon who embodies – and acts out – her deepest fears and desires. With his first breath of unquenchable dragonfyre, her dragon expresses Imogen’s repressed anger at her alcoholic father for her… by burning her father’s favorite tavern to the ground.

Her dragon’s rarity and cache win Imogen a place at the oldest, most prestigious academy in the country. But if she can’t gain control their volatile bond, she won’t qualify for a tournament she’s compelled to compete in as the hidden price of her scholarship. And she can’t walk away because she’s dependent on the academy’s resources to feed and safeguard her dragon against poachers. That protection is vital because if her dragon dies, she loses everything. Her scholarship, her magic, and her sanity.

The attractive and enigmatic Ferran Vizcarra is assigned to train Imogen for the tournament. But Ferran’s mysterious past and inexplicable knowledge of poachers leave her wondering: Is he protecting her… or using her as bait Imogen dives into the tournament, still doubting herself, her control over her dragon, and where Ferran’s true loyalty lies. Stakes rise when poachers infiltrate the competition itself and reveal shocking truths about Ferran’s identity, her dragon’s origins, and her father’s past.