The Last War: Book One of The Dragonkin Legacy

By Ian E.S. Adler

Book Overview

"An enthralling epic teeming with valor, camaraderie, and searing battles." - Kirkus Reviews
" la Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea saga." - BlueInk Reviews

Prophecy has dictated that five, not one, shall save the Archipelago.

Long ago, the continent of Cynnahu was shattered by a genocidal war between the native Dragonkin and invading human mages, leaving humanity victorious and the Dragonkin extinct. Now, millennia later, the descendants of those human conquerors face a newer yet still ancient enemy as a time dictated in Prophesy has arrived. A time when not one but five shall save - or fail to save - the Archipelago of Cynnahu in humanity's Last War against the snake-folk of Nag Isle. A time when a Traveler, Orphan, Survivor, Student, and Lord will set sail to rediscover the secret of the Elder Song, the last magics of the Dragonkin.

They are Sakura, whose life is shattered when her entire family and home island are slaughtered; now orphaned and homeless, she seeks vengeance. Myrriden, the footsore mage and single father whose life is busy enough without a war. Emrys, Myrriden's nervous son, who is certain he does not have what it takes to be a great mage like his dad. Volcan Darkrod, the enigmatic Fire Mage who's past and powers are a mystery. And Archmage Hoth, the unflappable Leader of the Cynnahu folk who feels the weight of countless lives on his shoulders.

Guided by an ancient riddle recently uncovered by the famed Grey Owl Aneirin, this Team of Five must run a race of swords, spells, and dusty scrolls. But time is their greatest foe. Will the courage and wits of two eleven-year-olds and three vastly different mages be enough to free purposefully hidden secrets from forces predating human rule in Cynnahu to reunite the scattered Song while fighting a desperate war on land and sea? Only three things are certain: the past is not dead, where swords fail scrolls may prevail, and that humanity stands at the edge of extinction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F38MG6B8
• ISBN13: 9798316091416
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"