Amalia Therald, driven out of her kingdom by the Archprelate of Junandar and labeled as an aberration and a threat to the realm, has taken refuge in the Outer Kingdoms. She resolves to find a way to defend her people from the real threat - an encroaching evil whose designs stretch much farther than Aetheria's borders. Can the three of them uncover the true danger hiding behind the Archprelate's machinations...and what will it cost them in the end?

High Princess Amalia Therald must deal with the aftermath of her father's death as she ascends to the throne. As Amalia explores her new connection to her draconic heritage, a new threat emerges, coming from within and without simultaneously. Assaulted on all sides, who can she trust? And can she bear the burden of straddling two worlds, or will the tension between them consume her?

The third novel in the Dragon Monarch series takes our heroine out of her home realm and into the mysterious Outer Kingdoms, a place where dragons are not only accepted, but revered. Amalia, Destrick, and the dragon youngling Glorianna will navigate dangers both physical and political as they try to find allies to help Amalia reclaim her throne. All the while, her dragon blood grows stronger, driving her to anger and to war.

High Princess Amalia strives to live up to her family's expectations, forging herself into a Queen that her nation will one day be proud of. A hard task for any young woman, but for one blinded at birth, nearly impossible. Approaching her seventeenth year, and finding her worth under scrutiny from all corners, Amalia learns a devastating truth – dragons, the fabled foes of her ancestors, have returned.