Series
S.M. Gaither · 2026
Creatures & Beings
Tropes & Themes
How it starts
Arowyn Vale is an ashwalker, one of the few daring enough to traverse the dangerous roads between the walled cities of a shattered empire. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she saves a dying dragon hatchling, catching the attention of King Reave Callahan of Mouren. Once a realm where people bonded with dragons to wield powerful magic, Mouren now demands anyone who bonds with a dragon must serve the crown. Arowyn, a smuggler from the slums, is thrust into a world of glittering courts and deadly politics. As her bond with the hatchling grows, she must decide whether to become a weapon for the kingdom that destroyed her world or to ignite a rebellion from within. First in The Emberfall Trilogy.