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Ten thousand years ago the Guides arrived and led man into the stars. Jock is the son of John, a man from Earth who joined the Guides and was instrumental in preparing humans for the challenges that were awaiting them among the waiting worlds and peoples. He was born on the planet Goth, a hellish world with a gravity double that of his fathers home planet and an atmosphere so thick one could almost swim in it. Jock has learned his fathers lessons well and is able to maintain calm in virtually any situation, but his father hasnt chosen any situation for his sons next lessons for he has sent him to the planet Pell to become a Dragon Rider and learn the ways of men in an environment that will open his mind as his father had never been able to do before. If Jock succeeds in bonding with a Dragon his mind will be open completely to another being, something he has fought with every fiber of his being.Almost two years go by on the planet Pell with no more than minor incidents and many pranks taken and given, for which Jock earned the nickname of Jock the Joker. The time of Bonding was at hand which is where we find Jock at the beginning of the book.Follow along with Jock as he adopts Pell as his home world and bonds with the Dragon Kull. Follow as they enter the flame and across the world as Jock become the man he was destined to become, led only by his new connection with the world and the signs it leaves for him. He must find his way among the deserts of Pell, to rewrite himself into a new person through challenges and quests until he is finally ready to fly through the skies once more.Along the way he collects friends that have their roles and quests to set out upon. Each quest, each friend is tied intricately to his destiny. Peter is an android from Earth that will lead his people into the world of men. Chad is part man part android and a Healers apprentice in whose hands rest the fate of more than one race of people, but most of all a friend that will guide Jock backs into the sky where he belongs. The Dragon Tell, that holds the future of worlds within his genes if only he can survive.The Planet Klatz where young Jon, a youth born wingless on a world of winged men, will lead his people not into the skies but beyond them and Jeda a winged man that must accept his death before he can start his new life.The Planet Avata where Devin, whose intent is to enslave a world, leads him to have his heart and loyalty won by those he would have enslaved and the child who becomes The Kohm whose quest is to free their world from the prison it is locked in.Bonding occurs between two species when both open their minds and allow one another to enter their thoughts and mind. A complete sharing of memories is exchanged and a permanent bond is created between the two minds.Joining occurs between a couple, a true joining of mind and body. Two people unite mind to mind and a blending of beings occurs sharing all that each is and, once the joining is complete, they separate back into two individuals sharing not only all knowledge and memories but also all talents that each possess.