Mar 1, 2004 · In Alta the Magi, the all- powerful practitioners of sorcery, held the populace--royalty and commoner alike--under the sway of a mysterious weapon. The Magi claimed that the Eye of Light would forever protect their land from Tia--incinerating …

Mar 1, 2005 · In the second novel in Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived Dragon Jousters series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth. There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons and build an army that will liberate his homeland.

Joust (Dragon Jousters, #1), Alta (Dragon Jousters, #2), Sanctuary (Dragon Jousters, #3), and Aerie (Dragon Jousters, #4)

Mar 1, 2005 · In the second novel in national best-selling legend Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived new Joust series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth. There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons-and build an army that will liberate his homeland.

Dec 5, 2016 · In the sequel to Joust, Vetch has adapted to his new life as a dragon-boy... and learned everything he could from the Jouster Ari. Now he has his own dragon, Avatre, hand-reared from the egg and brought up in secret.

On the back of his dragon, Avatre, he had crossed the vast desert and reached Alta, the kingdom of his birth. Once there, he had been accepted into the Jousters compound and had shared his most valuable secret: how to raise and tame dragons.

In Alta, Vetch (now Kiron) has reached Alta and has travelled to the main city. He brings with him knowledge on how the Altan jousters can gain the upper hand over the Tian jousters – something that is much needed as they are outnumbered.

National best-selling fantasy legend Mercedes Lackey created a vivid, dynamic fusion of the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of ancient Egypt with the most exciting, authentic and believable portrayal of dragons ever imagined.

Alta, the Goddess: Alta is one of the oldest Ancients to have ever existed. She is born from one of the original and earliest genetic lines of all known dragon descendants. This makes her borne from the Primal Age of dragon kind: a time when the dragon race was very young and had a whole different appearance and effect on the world.