Ash Kickers

I remember really enjoying the first book in this series partly due to the novel plot (return of dragons but in a futuristic world) but mostly because of the grumpy old protagonist. This novel follows another of the Smoke Eaters as she continues the fight against the dragons but now finds a new nemesis in a seemingly undefeatable phoenix.
It was a good fun read although I'd pretty much forgotten everything from the previous book (note to self: do a pre-read re-read next time it's been over a year between books). Already ordered the third one, bring on the dragons!