Blue Defender — Sean Monaghan

Fifty light years from Earth, Matti-Jay Menthony encounters a dragon in space. A myth? A robot? What? She knows she must be dreaming. But the dragon proves all too real. Matti-Jay's scientific mission means everything to her. She never expected it to turn into a fight for survival. With her life, and the lives of the crew, in desperate jeopardy, Matti-Jay's abilities get stretched to the limit. And planet Ludelle has even more mysteries hidden away. A deep space adventure from the author of Habitat.