JOUST

"Vetch, a brutally abused Altan serf under the rule of the Tians, who control dragons, finds salvation in a Jouster and his dragon, who train him to become a dragon boy--a position that allows him to learn the secret of dragon-taming, which may help him regain his freedom."@en
"Vetch, a brutally abused Altan serf under the rule of the Tians, who control dragons, finds salvation in a Jouster and his dragon, who train him to become a dragon boy--a position that allows him to learn the secret of dragon-taming, which may help him regain his freedom."
"Everything improves for young Vetch, made a serf by his homeland's conqueors, when he is requisitioned to become a dragon boy in a society resempling ancient Egypt."
"Vetch, a young serf on the land once owned by his family before it was claimed by the Tian empire, finds his situation much improved when he is taken from the fields by the Jouster Ari who needs a boy to care for his dragon, Kashet, but Vetch cannot forget his anger over what the Tians have done to his life and loved ones, and slowly plans to even the score."@en
"Vetch, an Altan serf, must learn the secret of the Tian jousters and their dragons in order to save his people."@en