Part of The Inheritance Cycle, book 5
First published 2023
Exiled Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon Thorn are hated outcasts. Strange portents stir in Alagaësia, and Murtagh senses a sinister witch lurking in the shadows. Forced to face the consequences of their reluctant role in an evil king's reign, Murtagh and Thorn embark on an epic journey to uncover the truth and outwit the mysterious forces gathering against them. At its heart, this is the story of a man and his dragon, bound by duty and struggling to forge their own path in a world that has turned against them.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Alagaësia
704 pages · Paperback · Knopf Books for Young Readers