Holding Fire

Impossible Creatures meets The Mysterious Benedict Society in this epic, fast-paced upper-middle grade fantasy full of dragon-like creatures, heroic hijinks, battle-forged friendships, and sharp humor.

Eva is an aristocrat and chemistry student who unwittingly comes into possession of a dead man's treasure, a rare aerimander egg. Dusty is a bold and desperate orphan who's tasked with stealing the egg for the Thieves' Union. Once fully grown, these dragon-like creatures-once believed to be extinct breathe deadly flames that can level entire cities. It's no surprise that every powerful player in the kingdom-good or evil-wants to claim it for their own ends, especially with a rebellion rising in the Free Territories.

Initially at odds, Eva and Dusty must come together to navigate sinister crime organizations, an elite boarding school, and a rogue scientist to keep the aerimander egg out of the worst hands of all-that of power-hungry Eoin Parnassus, Director of Kingdom Secrets. As the duo race against time, their fates and that of the whole kingdom are at stake. Because none of them know the answer to the question they're all asking: What happens when the egg hatches?

The Aerimander is a marvelous debut novel about a powerful magical creature, those who would seek to exploit it, and those who are willing to protect it at all cost.