Alden Drake, the weakest son of King Edric Valemont, is sacrificed and cast out by his birth family. He is instead raised by dragon matriarch Mara Emberwing, and years of dragon blood grant him super strength, near-invulnerable skin, and immunity to fire and poison.
When Alden ventures into the human world to learn the truth of his origins, he rescues noble heiress Isolde Westmere and is drawn into a war between houses. He uncovers a royal conspiracy to steal dragon eggs, harvest dragon blood, and build an unstoppable army. Allying with dragons and House Westmere, Alden defeats the conspirators, rejects the throne, and forges a lasting peace between humans and dragons before returning to his dragon family.
