After escaping those who killed his siblings, young Auron, a rare, defenseless gray dragon, fears he might be the last of his breed.

Armed with nothing but his claws and a boundless determination to survive, he sets off in search of his kind.

But to find other dragons - or, at least, to find out who's killing them off - Auron will have to search a world of mercenary elves, vicious humans, and dangers of all kinds.

Finding allies in the strangest places - and himself along the way - Auron is on the trek of a lifetime...