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Anthony Ryan
Anthony Ryan is the author of the Raven's Shadow series, including Blood Song, and the Draconis Memoria series, featuring The Shadow of the Gods. He writes epic fantasy with a strong focus on character and world-building.
The Legion of Flame
Synopsis
The Legion of Flame is the 2017 second novel in Anthony Ryan's Draconis Memoria trilogy, a flintlock-tinged epic fantasy built on a world where drake blood grants extraordinary powers to the Blood-blessed and fuels the corporate might of the Ironship Trading Syndicate. Following The Waking Fire, it raises the stakes as the mythical White drake awakens with the power to marshal an army and lay waste to civilization.
Ryan splits the narrative across returning protagonists Claydon Torcreek, Lizanne Lethridge, and Corrick Hilemore, adding a wrenching new viewpoint in Sirus, as each is scattered to perilous quests across a burning world. The book blends drake-hunting adventure, industrial-age warfare, espionage, and naval action with the series' distinctive magic system.
Fast-moving and action-driven, The Legion of Flame deepens the conflict ahead of the finale, The Empire of Ashes.
Genres
Characters
Claydon TorcreekProtagonist
A rogue Blood-blessed and small-time criminal turned reluctant hero, gifted with unusual and unpredictable drake-blood powers.
Lizanne LethridgeProtagonist
A lethal, brilliant Blood-blessed agent and spy for the Ironship Syndicate, undertaking dangerous missions across the world.
Corrick HilemoreProtagonist
A principled ironship naval officer commanding a vessel through escalating maritime danger.
The White DrakeAntagonist
An ancient, immensely powerful drake awakened to command legions of beasts and men and unmake humanity.
