LucasFilm's Alien Chronicles Series by Deborah Chester

Here is an epic set in a far distant universe--a saga of faraway planets and of races strange and more fantastic than an ever seen on our world. Yet their struggles are universal: for justice, for freedom, for peace. "Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles" is a sweeping adventure that will transport you to another time, and to another place, where a legend is about to be born.The ruler of the reptilian Viis has purchased a new pet for his daughter... moreHere is an epic set in a far distant universe--a saga of faraway planets and of races strange and more fantastic than an ever seen on our world. Yet their struggles are universal: for justice, for freedom, for peace. "Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles" is a sweeping adventure that will transport you to another time, and to another place, where a legend is about to be born.The ruler of the reptilian Viis has purchased a new pet for his daughter. But the animal, named Ampris, has a more important destiny. less

The master reptilian Viis beat, sell, and kill at whim the Abiru slaves they rule. But their corruption is destroying them. And Ampris--a slave forced to fight as a gladiator--will powerfully lead the fight for her oppressed people.

Ampris thought her gladiator days were behind her until she discovered the truth behind the enslavement of the Aarouns under the Viis--causing her to take up arms against tyranny one final time.