Season of the Dragon - Hardcover

by Natalie Wright (Author)

"This dazzling fantasy seizes attention from the start, balancing bravura worldbuilding with compelling characters, urgent storytelling, and a welcome sense of clarity."-PUBLISHERS'S WEEKLY BookLife Reviews, Editor's Pick

One woman. Two souls. Only one can survive.

Quen Santu works for her father tanning hides, waiting for her tides to turn. Everyone she grew up with has already committed to a herdclan. But Quen was born cursed with a second, shadow soul. Sensing the oddity within, animals run from her--an untenable trait in a herding culture. On the cusp of her twentieth year, Quen is at risk of becoming pesha-no one.
Then, a dragon kills her father. The murder turns Quen's life upside down and dashes her hope for an honorable life. As her anger grows, so does her untapped power. Fueled by a quest for vengeance, she joins a vigilante group of rogues hunting the beast. But her journey soon reveals a terrible truth: beyond the safety of her desert village, she has caught the attention of dangerous eyes. And now, she has become the hunted.
At the end of her journey, Quen's fate will be sealed. Can Quen overcome her curse and unite her warring souls? Or will her shadow soul consume her and everyone she loves?
The fate of her homeland-and all she loves-hangs in the balance.