The Dragonback Books in Order

Fleeing a false theft accusation, teenage con artist Jack Morgan finds the survivor of a crashed alien ship. Draycos, a dragonlike warrior who needs a living host, bonds with Jack as both seek answers about their enemies.

Jack Morgan joins a mercenary unit to investigate who attacked Draycos's people. His dragonlike companion must remain hidden, while an enigmatic fellow recruit and the dangers of military service complicate their search for evidence of a larger conspiracy.

Seeking information about the plot against Draycos's people, Jack Morgan enters a wealthy Brummga household as a slave. He must access its computer system while surviving a brutal overseer, with his hidden alien companion providing protection.

Jack, Draycos, and Alison discover an isolated colony of dragonlike K'da while fleeing mercenaries. Helping these unfamiliar relatives means guiding them through dangerous forest territory, even as pursuers threaten both the fugitives and the vulnerable colony.

Aliens kidnap Jack Morgan because they expect him to act as a judge, as his parents once did. Draycos must help him escape while threats to Alison and the approaching refugee fleet make the detention increasingly dangerous.

Jack and Draycos race to stop Neverlin from ambushing millions of K'da refugees with a devastating weapon. When Alison is captured, Jack's effort to protect her places both partners in their enemy's hands as the deadline approaches.