Wild Skies is a Western adventure fantasy novella, part of the Yeehaw Dragons series, written by K.E. Andrews. A story full of mystery and mayhem, evolving into a great heist while treating themes such as environmental conservation and the damage made by colonization, with a gunslinger-dragon duo that is adorable; can you ask for more?

A novella that follows Dale, a bounty hunter, that together with his trusty and adorable dragon Bean, uses his hard earned coin to investigate about his parents' disappearance; his next mission is trying to capture the train robber known as Talon. When the hunt goes wrong, Dale will find himself in the side he would never expect, facing old dragons and magic, and surprisingly, discovering a new path to find his parents, even if that means accepting new company in her quest.

We are early introduced to the angular piece of this novella for me, the relationship between Dale and Bean, his trustworthy dragon, a part of his family at this point; swapping horses for dragons in this Western setting is simply brilliant, as later, it is used as the base for some of the themes discussed, such as the exploitation of nature by the hand of the colonizers, and how the indigenous people are trying to protect them.

While at the start this could be seem as a more goofy story, as long as we advance in the plot we can see hints of a bigger scope arc, doing an excellent job with the Western aesthetic to create memorable scenes (and especially the train heist is just chef kiss). The pacing is great, keeping you engaged at any single moment.

Wild Skies is a promising starter of the Yeehaw Dragons series; if you are looking for a great Western fantasy story with a lovable set of characters, look no more, this is your book. I wonder how K.E. Andrews will continue with the series, but for sure, we will continue covering it!