num_pages: 402
description: In the second novel in national best-selling legend Mercedes Lackey's richly-conceived new Joust series, the dragonrider Vetch escapes to Alta, the subjugated land of his birth.  There, he hopes to teach his people to raise and train dragons-and build an army that will liberate his homeland.
language: English
title: Alta
titlecomplete: Alta (Dragon Jousters, #2)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Dragons, Magic, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 8227
series: Dragon Jousters
publisher: DAW