by Tracey West
Part of Dragon Masters, book 31
First published 2026
Drake sees a new Dragon Master in his Dragon Stone and travels with Obi to a mangrove swamp. They find Kinti, who has just bonded with a dragon, but the villagers have trapped her Swamp Dragon in a cage. The people fear this strange creature because they have never encountered dragons before. They believe the Swamp Dragon attacked Kinti when they first met. Kinti knows the truth. Her dragon was trying to warn her about a dangerous magical monster that lives deep in the swamp. Drake and Obi must convince the villagers that the Swamp Dragon means no harm. They also need to find and defeat the real threat before it destroys the swamp and everyone in it.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Swamp, Mangrove Swamp
96 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Inc.