

For a thousand years, dragons have been considered mindless beasts and the greatest threat to humanity. Kingdoms wage endless war against them, and dragon hunters are celebrated as heroes. Seventeen-year-old Kael Ardan, the son of a blacksmith in a remote mountain village, discovers a terrifying secret after surviving a dragon attack: he can hear dragons speak. Not only that, but the dragons insist they are not humanity’s enemies. As Kael is drawn into an ancient conflict hidden by kings, priests, and scholars, he learns that dragons once ruled beside humans in peace. The war between them began with a betrayal so devastating that history itself was rewritten. With kingdoms preparing for a final extermination campaign against dragonkind, Kael must decide where his loyalty lies: with the people he loves or with the truth that could destroy everything he has ever known.