The environmentally-themed science fiction classic that's "grand- scale storytelling (Library Journal)." The year is 2073. Earth's climate is faltering and her ecosystems are breaking down. Her burgeoning populations now rely on food and energy supplies imported from colony worlds. A routine exploratory mission to the planet Fiix finds a world at war with itself, continuously devastated by unpredictable weather patterns. When storms and flooding ruin the Terran base camp and destroy their power and communication links, the explorers must discover what's causing the weather's behavior, not just for the sake of science, but to ensure the expedition's success and survival.

In The Book of Fire and The Book of Air, the final two novels of The Dragon Quartet series, dragons Earth and Water, and their human companions, go up against Fire, who has chosen to become a god instead of a guardian, and search for Air, who has disappeared, as the World teeters on the edge of extinction. Original.