Choke - 9781606416532

"This is on your head," Aeron, my father, whispered. "What the queen pillages will be the work of her talons and your hands."

I looked at my hands, marveling at all the trouble they were capable of getting me into.

Obert Skye Beck Phillips Has Spent his Time since the dragon pillage of Kingsplot inflating a huge weather balloon inside a tiny building, exploring all the forbidden rooms in the manor, and showing his natural propensity to act first and think later.

But, he is a Pillage and dragons are part of his heritage. Try as he might, he can't ignore their obvious lure. Confronted with conflicting stories from adults who claim to know what's best for him, Beck retrieves the last dragon egg in existence and takes it to a mountainside cave to hatch.

Kate should be jealous when Beck becomes too attached to the dragon queen Lizzy, yet she too is irresistibly drawn in. When Lizzy starts her own rampage, Beck realizes he can't let the devastation happen again. Will he, once and for all, be able to change the course of events his family curse has destined for him?

In this exhilarating sequel to Pillage, Beck must use his natural ingenuity to sort out who can be trusted and who can't, before it's too late. loves dragons. He wishes he had a few. Actually, he wishes he had a few dozen. Unfortunately, at the moment he doesn't even have one. Because of this he's really enjoyed telling the tale of beck Pillage and his family's ability. To quote Obert, "Dragon drool aside, writing this book has been one exciting ride." Aside from issuing quotes for the back of book jackets, Obert is also the award-winning author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series. Obert currently lives indoors and near a thin, winding road.