The Last Dragon

By Ryker Zane

In a world smothered by a "sea of soot," the sun is a myth and the sky is a wound that never closes. For the citizens of Oakhaven, life is a cycle of grinding gears and poisoned air, ruled by an Emperor who believes that a machine's logic is safer than a soul's fire. Elara Valerius is just another mechanic-a single cog in the Imperial machine-until she climbs above the smog and sees the impossible: the last dragon, Verithrax, chained and bleeding gold to power a dying world.

Beside her stands Kaelen, a soldier haunted by a sister fading from the "Grey Rot," forced to choose between the Empire's false medicine and a rebellion that could burn everything down. Together, they commit the ultimate treason, freeing a creature that is less a beast and more a "fallen cathedral" of ancient memory. As they are hunted across the toxic Dead Zone by tireless "Hounds of Iron" and the terrifying "Quiet Ones," they realize the dragon isn't just a prisoner-he is the world's last furnace.

To save the future, Elara and Kaelen must descend into the Heart of Iron to confront the "Great Cog" and an Emperor who has forgotten how to breathe. The choice is brutal and absolute: remain in the safety of a cage, or risk everything to see the sky. In this high-impact journey of sacrifice and smoke, the embers of the past are about to ignite a revolution that will either restore the world's rhythm or leave it in ashes forever. The fire is returning, and it will not be contained.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHP3CWCQ
• ISBN13: 9798244578751
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"