caldera

CALDERA

What will happen to three friends chosen to attend a mysterious school from which no one has ever returned?

Thirty trials. A dragon of their own. One chance to make it home.

At fifteen, Adam, Lina, and their friend believed they had been chosen to attend an extraordinary school. But the place they arrived at was nothing like they had imagined. The school-a Dragon Academy-is located on a remote island that appears on no map, offering an extraordinary promise: complete all thirty trials, claim a dragon of their own, and return home.

But the reality is far more terrifying than they ever expected.

As soon as the trials begin, the students are sent into a vast and treacherous forest, where hunger, exhaustion, and fear become part of everyday life. Predatory creatures lurk in the wilderness, competitors turn against one another, and survival is never guaranteed.

All the while, the teachers watch from a distance. Some secretly help those struggling to survive, while others seem to take pleasure in the suffering unfolding before them. As the challenges grow increasingly dangerous, friendships are tested, trust begins to crumble, and the students are forced to navigate the fine line between survival and betrayal-while questioning whether any of their teachers can truly be trusted.

Caldera is a standalone young adult fantasy novel about friendship, courage, betrayal, and survival, and the extraordinary bond between humans and dragons.

Approximately 40,000 words | 148 pages