Nearly three thousand years ago, the Prophet penned the Song of Prophecy, foretelling a time when darkness would engulf the world and threaten all life. The Malatirsay would come, the Chosen One to save the world of Dizhelim, wielding magic unseen in centuries. To prepare for this future time, the Hero Academy was built, its sole purpose to train the One. But it has lost its focus throughout the ages, not watching vigilantly for the signs of the end.

A brush of skin against skin changes everything … forever.

On a hike deep in the Rocky Mountains, Kai Monahan watches as a dozen dragons—actual dragons—battle beneath a fat white moon. When one crashes nearly dead at her feet and transforms into a man, Kai does the only thing a decent person could: she grabs the nearest sword and saves his life.

Against the odds, Aeden and his friends survived the assault on the animaru stronghold. More, the former enemy commander, Khrazhti, has joined them in their fight. Things might be looking up. But new dangers are revealed, including a powerful human mage who is creating portals so more of the dark creatures can enter the world.

It's been two months since Kai Monahan's life changed forever. Retrieved from a suddenly unsafe Colorado by Rhys and taken to Eryri, the dragons' home in the South Pacific, she lives a secret existence. Rhys—for all his awe-inspiring power—is afraid to reveal to his people that he's heartsworn to a human. One he's quite possibly in love with.

Aeden and his allies have chased Izhrod Benzal across the breadth of Dizhelim. They’re closing in with the goal of putting an end to the magic-using villain, hopefully before he can bring into the world more of the dark creatures who will destroy all life.

The Song of Prophecy is being fulfilled.

Or is it?

Months after bonding with Rhys, Kai is finding her place among the Wingless—humans who have heartsworn to dragons. Determined to help her new people, she's delving deep into her magical training and is the first Wingless to ride into battle with her dragon mate.

Going against customs as ancient as dragons, Rhys is forming his own vision for dragonkind. But the Council have plans of their own that don't include a Wingless queen.

There are prophecies and there is the Prophecy.

The Bhavisyaganant, the Song of Prophecy, foretells a time of darkness, of creatures from another world invading Dizhelim to destroy all life and light.

To combat this evil, the Great Prophet Tsosin Ruus built the Hero Academy to train the Malatirsay, the hero who is the only means to defeat the darkness, prophesied to appear at the proper time.

But when is the time and who will it be?

Life is simple: Survive each day…until you don’t

Lily Fisher, formerly the assassin called Phoenixarrow, has always danced on the line between life and death. Even more so since she joined the ranks of the heroes fighting the hordes of animaru for the survival of Dizhelim.

But in a time when monsters are trying to destroy all life in the world, what does it even mean to live? Her experiences have given her a unique perspective on the answer.

The traitorous Hero Academy graduates have been defeated. The heroes have returned to the Academy to regroup. Bu there are still thousands of animaru out there, dark monsters whose aim is to end all life on Dizhelim.

What will Aeden and the others do now?

In the midst of the chaos and danger of the Time of Darkness, Urun Chinowa has been having a rough time. He’s had his share of attacks and close calls, but the worst of all his experiences is the lost communication with his goddess, Osulin.

What’s a nature priest to do?

The emperor of Shinyan had declared war on the island nation of Teroshi. Worse, he has made a deal with the animaru, the dark monsters invading the world to end all life.

Jia Toun needs to rectify the situation.

Evon Desconse has spent most of his life at the vaunted Hero Academy. As Marla Shrike’s best friend, he has seen his share of adventure. How else could it be when Marla is prophesied to save the entire world?

Danger abounds in Dizhelim in these dark days, and he is better equipped than most to face it. But his true desire is to focus on his study of prophecy and magic. Up until now, battling monsters has been a necessary chore. He has been trained to be heroic, after all.