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 Waking Fire
The Waking Fire
Synopsis
Throughout the lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, nothing is more valuable than the blood of drakes. Harvested from captive or hunted dragons and distilled into elixirs, it grants extraordinary powers to the rare few known as the Blood-blessed. But the known lines of drakes are weakening, and if they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow.
Claydon Torcreek is a Blood-blessed who prefers small-time crime in the slums of Carvenport to serving the Syndicate as a spy or assassin. When rumors surface of a legendary drake breed far more powerful than any known, Clay is drawn into a hunt that spans continents, alongside Lizanne, a ruthless Syndicate agent, and Corrick Hilemore, a naval officer of the Ironship fleet.
The first book in the Draconis Memoria trilogy, blending swashbuckling naval adventure, espionage, and steampunk-inflected dragon fantasy from the author of the Raven's Shadow series.
Vibe
Genres
Characters
Claydon TorcreekProtagonist
A Blood-blessed small-time criminal from the Carvenport slums, drawn into a hunt for a legendary drake.
Lizanne LethridgeProtagonist
A ruthless agent of the Ironship Syndicate.
Corrick HilemoreProtagonist
A naval officer of the Ironship fleet.
Edition
The Waking FireUnknown, 2017Orbit BooksLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780356506364
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to read Anthony Ryan's Raven's Shadow series before this one?
No. The Waking Fire opens a separate trilogy, Draconis Memoria, set in a different world from Raven's Shadow, and can be read independently.