As Malachus the hunter becomes the hunted, Halani must risk herself and all she loves to save him from the empire's machinations and his own lethal birthright. Unbeknownst to both, the Empire's twisted empress searches for a draga of her own, to capture and kill as a trophy. He has tracked it to a group of free traders, among them a grave-robbing earth witch who fascinates him as much as she frustrates him with her many secrets. The magic that has protected him will soon turn on him - unless he finds a key part of his heritage. Malachus is a draga living on borrowed time. Dragas still walk among the denizens of the empire, disguised as humans. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empires capital-her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment. When her uncle buys a mysterious artifact, a piece of bone belonging to a long-dead draga, Halani knows it's far more than what it seems.ĭragas haven't been seen for more than a century, and most believe them extinct. In this USA Today bestselling novel, a woman with power over fire and illusion and the enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Born with the gift of earth magic, the free trader Halani keeps her dangerous secret closely guarded. Magic is outlawed in the Krael Empire and punishable by death. A dragon shape-shifter and a healer with power over the earth fight a corrupt empire in this thrilling and deeply emotional romantic fantasy from the USA Today best-selling author of Radiance.
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