King

The first thing Prince Elian ever learned about dragons was that they lied. His tutor told him so while drawing a black-scaled beast across a parchment map,…

The prince’s smile vanished instantly. Then the child lowered the crackling hammer slowly. And sprinted directly toward the throne through exploding thunder. The entire royal hall erupted…

Slowly— he began climbing upward through the freezing storm with the wounded dragon held in one arm. Rain hammered his face. His fingers bled against the jagged…

The princess staggered backward. Rain hammered the arena floor. The sword in her hands trembled violently. Then— CRRRRACK. A jagged fracture raced from the blade’s tip all…

Rain poured across the royal castle walls. Thunder echoed above the black mountains surrounding the kingdom. And standing alone in the muddy courtyard below— was a small…

Then— the roar beneath the arena became louder. Much louder. The entire underground coliseum trembled as if a sleeping god had finally opened its eyes. The giant…

The royal knight flew across the cathedral steps hard enough to crack marble beneath his armor. For several seconds, the entire execution square forgot how to breathe….

The banquet died with the sound of tearing cloth. One moment, laughter floated beneath the golden chandeliers of the royal hall, sweetened by wine, music, and the…

The first thing the boy noticed was that the gate was warm. Not warm from sunlight. Not warm from fire. Warm like a living hand. Twelve-year-old Rowan…