Every young woman in the village receives a dragon egg when she comes of age.

Young Kleia watched every single egg hatch with a heart full of longing. Raising a dragon of her own was her destiny. Her reason to live. Nothing else could give her life meaning the way a dragon could.

When she eventually got a dragon egg of her own, she learned that destiny is not always what it seems.

This is no ordinary tale of dragons?the kind with daring adventure, great battles, intrepid heroes, or comforting victories.

This is the tale of The Dragon That Never Was.