Dragon Archives

No one truly remembers the world before the Sundering-only the ruins it left behind and the dragons that barely survived it. Now, as the Choosing Ceremony approaches, the five kingdoms cling to a fragile peace maintained by a council that claims to guard order. But beneath their polished words and ancient traditions, something far darker stirs.

Tatsuya, a sharp-minded girl born of the Ember Coast, knows nothing of her ancestry-only that her parents died under suspicious circumstances and that she possesses instincts no ordinary trainee should. As she enters Dragon Hold, the dragon who has refused every rider turns its eyes toward her. And with that gaze comes danger. Whispers in forgotten tongues. A power she cannot name. A bloodline someone has tried very hard to erase.

Isolda of Kingspire, ice-born and iron-willed, seeks only freedom-freedom from an arranged marriage, from a kingdom built on fear, and from the cold expectations that shaped her. She trusts no one and intends to keep it that way. Yet Tatsuya's fire draws her in, thawing her defenses in ways she cannot control.

But love is not the only force awakening.
Something ancient stirs in the shadows of the world-something tied to the lost Dragon Archives and the dragons' slow extinction. The council knows more than they claim. Old lies shift beneath the surface. Secrets rot the foundation of the kingdoms, and the truth about the Sundering may be far more horrifying than legend ever suggested.

As Tatsuya begins to uncover the truth of her lineage-and the dangerous ability hidden in her blood-Isolda becomes the one person she can trust. And as their bond deepens, they discover that conquering love may be their easiest battle.

Because the real enemy has already begun to rise.

And the world is running out of dragons.