The world's most legendary dragon slayer, St. George, gets a bold, modern reimagining in this explosive beginning to the Order of the Dragon Slayer series-launching a ragtag band of Scouts into a hidden world of ancient beasts, buried secrets, and destinies forged in dragon fire. "Warning: This adventure is full of danger. It's got dragons and death, coal mines and cold-blooded killers, treasure and true love-the stuff legends are made of. But even more dangerous are the kids in this tale. They're tough. They're brave. And they're exactly the kind of heroes our world needs." - from the foreword by Chief World Scouting Ambassador Bear Grylls

Everyone in Big Mountain, West Virginia knows the rules of the forbidden coal mines: Stay out. Stay alive. But twelve-year-old George Goodwin knows something more-deep underground lies a treasure that could save his town and clear his father's name.

When his scouting troop heads out for a weekend camping trip, George secretly recruits his best friends, Skunks and Artie, on a quest to find proof. But their plans unravel when they collide with George's camera-wielding nemesis, Clementine, and her pageant-queen sister, Flo-and the motley crew is pulled into the adventure of a lifetime.

Collapsing tunnels. Ruthless thieves. Dynamite traps. And a fire-breathing monster with a hunger to devour mankind... starting with them. None of this was in the Scouting handbook!

Full of unexpected thrills, rebellious hope, and laugh-out-loud humor, New York Times bestselling authors Candace Lee and Eric Newman deliver a blazing new adventure starring an unlikely hero who's about to become the next great legend.

Follow George Goodwin into the belly of the mines, where his destiny will be forged and his merit put the ultimate test!