Aerie
core novel 2006 Dragon Jousters
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.99 (6,298 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756403911 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Aerie, the fourth and final novel in Mercedes Lackey's Dragon Jousters series, follows Kiron after he has helped unify the dragon riders and end the open warfare and magical tyranny that once defined Tia and Alta. Seeking to build something more permanent, Kiron and his allies establish a new settlement at an abandoned cliffside city called Aerie, hoping to create a lasting home for their dragons and riders away from old conflicts. Their efforts to found this new society are complicated by growing signs of a hidden conspiracy, one that appears to have infiltrated every level of their community, including Kiron's own family, raising the unsettling possibility that the Magi who once ruled Alta through fear were suppressed rather than truly defeated.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragon Jousters
- Series: Dragon Jousters core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- From the series record (Dragon Jousters): A separate short story, "Joust", appeared in the shared-world anthology The Dragon Quintet (2004) alongside the novels; kept out of Core as an anthology piece rather than a series novel.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Dragon Jousters: position 4 of 4: previous Sanctuary (2005)
Sources
- Wikipedia — The Dragon Jousters series
- Penguin Random House — Alta (Dragon Jousters #2)
- https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/book/?isbn=9780756404260
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