The Crownless War

Hannah McDonald 36 stories

Summary

Four years after the Exodus, Aeloria and Caelan have turned the volcanic ruins of Vaelcairn into Oathwatch: a kingdom of exiles, dragons, beast-riders, elves, druids, dwarves, centaurs and survivors who chose freedom over chains. But peace was never going to last. Across the sea, Soren sits on Valdren’s stolen throne, still claiming Aeloria as his lawful wife and Vaelion as the heir taken from him. Liorayne sharpens its laws into weapons, Marovar tightens its grip, and the ancient Crownless Queens begin to press harder against the failing locks of the world. When the Merrowen trade route is attacked and Vaelion’s strange, terrifying power starts answering forces older than prophecy, Vaelcairn is dragged into a war it can no longer watch from afar. As dragons darken the skies and alliances ignite across the continent, Aeloria must decide what kind of queen she is willing to become to protect the world she built. Caelan, heir of Oathfire, must face the truth of his bloodline and the kinghood waiting in his bones. Greyfall will burn. Crownhold will tremble. And before the war is over, love, blood, crown and flame will demand a price no one can escape.