The Awakening Flames

THE DRAGONBLOOD CHRONICLESBook I: The Awakening Flames A thousand years ago, the explorer Taliesin discovered a new continent and a hidden clutch of dragon eggs. From that moment, dragons and mortals shaped the fate of the world together. Then the dragons vanished. Now the world has forgotten their legend. Kael Talien has spent her life wandering the frontier lands of Khorvaire, searching the ruins of an age long buried beneath dust and myth. She never expected to find proof that the stories were true. But deep within an ancient temple, Kael discovers something impossible. A living dragon egg. When the egg hatches, Kael forms a bond with a shadow dragon descended from the first brood raised by Taliesin himself. Suddenly the forgotten past is no longer a story—it is her destiny. Word of the dragon spreads quickly across Khorvaire, and the great kingdoms begin to stir. Some believe dragons should be protected. Others see them as weapons powerful enough to conquer the world. And Kael is not the only one who carries Taliesin’s blood. In the volcanic kingdom of Emberfall, another heir has risen. Mael Nagara—brilliant, charismatic, and dangerously ambitious—believes the age of dragons must return under stronger rule. If the world is to be united, dragons must kneel to those powerful enough to command them. As ancient prophecies awaken and long-sleeping dragons begin to stir across the continent, Kael and Mael are drawn toward a collision that will decide the future of the skies. Because when the heirs of Taliesin rise… dragons will fly again. And the fate of Khorvaire will burn in their wings.