"Dragons have few laws. The most important forbids harming Human, Dwarf or any lesser creature cursed with the Power. Slaying one means disaster. So a wise Dragon avoids them altogether, but since Dragons are seldom wise, they cannot resist a small taste. Breaking the law condemns the ancient black Dragon, Gaspotine the Dark death. To escape his decaying flesh, his spirit visits time's Silver River where he sees Dragon-kind's fate and the farm girl who can either save or destroy them. Then an orange Dragon descends from the heavens to taste the farm girl, endangering her family. To save them from starvation. the girl follows a wily Fairy on a treacherous journey to the black Dragon's lair. There she discovers that her fortune lies not in treasure but in the metamorphic power of Dragon blood. Though her journey shatters her family, the girl gives hope to society's outcasts and transforms the lives of Fairies and Dragons. As Stonevar's warrior Goddess, she will change the world" -- from the publisher;s web site.