The House of Berethnet has ruled for a thousand years, but Queen Sabran the Ninth is unwed and heirless. Without a daughter to continue the line, her realm faces destruction. Assassins are closing in, and danger stalks her very throne.
At court, Ead Duryan hides her true allegiance. Outwardly a lady-in-waiting, she secretly serves a society of mages sworn to protect the queen. Her forbidden magic may be Sabran’s only defense against what is coming.
Across the sea, Tané trains to be a dragonrider, her destiny tied to choices that could unravel her life.
As East and West refuse to unite, an ancient enemy stirs. A queendom without an heir, divided kingdoms, and dragons rising—this is epic fantasy at its fiercest.
