Born without the mark of a Rider, Elara is a 'Dud' in a kingdom of dragon-riding nobility. Everything changes when she finds a dying dragon-shifter in the forbidden wastes—a beast who hasn't just chosen her as his rider, but as his queen.

A nameless mercenary dies on a forgotten battlefield, only to wake up in the body of the exiled prince who was executed ten years ago. Now, armed with a sentient sword that feeds on his memories, he must reclaim a throne guarded by the world's most powerful sorcerers.

Born without the mark of a Rider, Elara is a 'Dud' in a kingdom of dragon-riding nobility. Everything changes when she finds a dying dragon-shifter in the forbidden wastes—a beast who hasn't just chosen her as his rider, but as his queen.

A nameless mercenary dies on a forgotten battlefield, only to wake up in the body of the exiled prince who was executed ten years ago. Now, armed with a sentient sword that feeds on his memories, he must reclaim a throne guarded by the world's most powerful sorcerers.