The Fire of Deidra

A land ruled by dragon-blooded dynasties, where ancient magic meets flintlock pistols. A prince who wanted only to be left alone — until a desperate captain came to his door. A soldier who lost everything to the usurper, and now must lead a broken band across a war-torn kingdom. Patrick Telfrin, exiled pirate and reluctant heir, never asked to be a hero. But when Cledwyn Volfaler seizes the throne and hunts him across the continent, Patrick finds himself at the head of a ragtag fellowship: an idealistic officer haunted by failure, a maid learning to fight, a necromancer with his own agenda, and a sorcerer returned from the dead. As two empires close in and ancient powers stir in the Abyss, they will face betrayal, loss, and the price of loyalty. Some will fall. Some will rise. All will be forged in fire.