You would get a little context, perhaps, but this one gives a few of the events from the end of the previous volume away though, and so I’d recommend reading Phoenix Unbound first, unless you don’t have a problem with potential spoilers. This story takes place after the events of Phoenix Unbound, though it’s not necessary to have read that one to get enjoyment from this one. “You should be careful with your kindness,” he warned. As Malachus the hunter becomes the hunted, Halani must risk herself and all she loves to save him from the Empire’s machinations and his own lethal birthright.
Unbeknownst to both, the Empire’s twisted empress searches for a draga of her own, to capture and kill as a trophy. He has tracked it to a group of free traders, among them a grave-robbing earth witch who fascinates him as much as she frustrates him with her many secrets. The magic that has protected him will soon turn on him–unless he finds a key part of his heritage. Malachus is a draga living on borrowed time. Dragas still walk among the denizens of the Empire, disguised as humans. When her uncle buys a mysterious artifact, a piece of bone belonging to a long-dead draga, Halani knows it’s far more than what it seems.ĭragas haven’t been seen for more than a century, and most believe them extinct. Born with the gift of earth magic, the free trader Halani keeps her dangerous secret closely guarded.
Magic is outlawed in the Krael Empire and punishable by death. So thanks to the author, as well as Ace via NetGalley for the review copy! Having really enjoyed the previous book in this series (and pretty much throwing myself at any book that Grace Draven writes), when I saw this appear on NetGalley, I couldn’t help putting a request in!
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