Dragon and soldier
This series title continues the story of Jack Morgan. He fights with Draycos, trying to fend off attempts to kill the draconic race. To do this, he enlists in a mercenary army that recruits teenagers.
Mercenary troops in fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Adventure and adventurers in fiction, Life on other planets in fiction
Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn (born Chicago, Illinois) is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is known for three Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, called the Thrawn Trilogy, which takes place after Return of the Jedi. He also wrote the young adult Dragonback series and the popular Conquerors' Trilogy.