A sweeping medieval fantasy drama centered on Lyra Vesland, a hidden bastard princess born from royal and dragon blood. Imprisoned in an old tower for years, she is eventually sent to the border as a false peace bride, only to discover that the marriage is actually a sacrificial ritual designed to use her blood to awaken the last doomsday black dragon, Morgath. When the dragon awakens and bows to her instead of the crown, Lyra becomes the target of the king, the noble council, and every faction seeking to control the dragon. Refusing to become anyone’s weapon, she allies with northern commander Kael North, frees enslaved miners, gathers common soldiers, borderfolk and exiles, and builds an army that challenges the old bloodline-based order. As her legitimate sister Seraphine awakens a white war dragon and enters the struggle for the throne, the sisters become political rivals representing two opposing futures. But every large-scale use of dragonfire costs Lyra one of her most precious memories. After losing memories of her mother and eventually even her love for Kael, Lyra abandons the path of conquering through dragonfire. In the final war, she joins forces with Seraphine, defeats the noble conspiracy, publicly judges the old royal system, abolishes slavery and hereditary privilege, burns the dragon-bone throne to ashes, and establishes a new public council. The nameless bastard princess ultimately becomes the first Ash Queen of Vesland.
