The Dragon Whisperer by Lucinda Hare

The SevenSea Kingdoms are under attack from bloodthirsty hobgoblin swarms, and only the Stealth Dragon Services, commanded by the Earl Rufus DeWinter, are fighting back.

On Dragon Isle, fabled fortress of the SDS, the Earl’s daughter Quenelda tends to injured battledragons and dreams of flying them alongside her beloved father. Young ladies traditionally belong at Court, but Quenelda – in her boy’s clothes and with her special bond with dragons – is a very unusual young lady. She forms an unlikely friendship with her new esquire, Root, and together they must face the treachery that stirs at the heart of the ruling Sorcerers Guild.

For the hobgoblin tribes have united, and the dark magic of Maelstrom is rising. Does this spell defeat for the SDS?

Epic battles, whispered legends and a girl who can talk to dragons combine in this breathtaking debut fantasy.