The Fairy and Her Dragon

Alchron Mercer has a mark too dim to earn him respect and a motorcycle built from whatever he can afford. On the illegal racing circuit, that combination has earned him a name that became famous, real quick. Then a forgotten core awakens inside his bike. Vyrra talks back, transforms into a towering mech, and becomes armor he can wear into battle. Alchron built her with his own hands, and he has no intention of letting anyone take her away. Winning pays for the parts his family needs, but rival crews do not leave grudges at the finish line. A chance encounter with a noble family offers Alchron a path toward the official circuit. It also brings him closer to Rift, the elusive Bastard Fairy he has admired from afar—and the one racer he wants beside him when the biggest underground race-battle begins. The galaxy measures a person’s worth by the glow of their mark. Alchron plans to show it what a bastard can do.