The Forged and The Fallen

The Taming and the Betrayal is a prequel novella set hundreds of years before the events in Through Blood and Dragons—book one in The Forged and The Fallen series.

Dragons are kin, manned by a team of riders. Bound mages guide them. Armored knights wield lances and shields. Archers maneuver ballistae.

At the decimated outpost of Nevergrace, Cyran Orendain and his companions stand watch. They await the full onslaught of Murgare’s retaliation. But one has turned against them and another village has been ravaged by whatever lurks in the woods.

With the young lady of the Never by her side, Cyran’s sister Jaslin arrives at the king’s city of Galvenstone to answer a summons. She will find the answers to the queen’s murder and the darkness lurking beneath the streets, no matter what—or who—stands in her way.

In the aftermath of war, would-be heroes walk alone.

The kingdoms of Cimeren are shifting, and its people and dragons must change as well—or all will be lost to the hordes.

In the ashes of war, the sky sea has rained and the world of Cimeren is slick with blood.

He was not meant to ride dragons. Not until he was willing to bleed for them.

Cyran Orendain and his dragon, Shadelmere, have been branded as outcasts and traitors to the kingdom, a hefty price placed on their heads. Cyran begins freeing Shadelmere’s kin, a crime punishable by death, and this time he goes too far. Not even his dragonknight title and magics can save him.