Dragon and Soldier is a 2004 science fiction novel by Timothy Zahn and the second book in his Dragonback series. It was preceded by 2003's Dragon and Thief and was followed by Dragon and Slave. It was first published on June 1, 2004 by Starscape and is set on two Earth-like planets and an intelligent spacecraft. It follows the human Jack Morgan and his dragon-esque partner Draycos as they set off on an unsuccessful investigation.