Dark Fire: Chris d'Lacey

Book III of the Fire trilogy. With the Earth on the brink of recolonisation by dragons, David Rain is sent on an important mission: to seek out and destroy a trace of dark fire, the deadliest force in the universe. But with success will come a terrible price, the sacrifice of a beloved clay dragon. How much does the life of a small dragon count, when the alternative is the birth of a darkling? Cover art by Angelo Rinaldi.