The Crown of Ember and Ash

Caelen Rhyvar walked away from the throne ten years ago. Then his father dies. The legendary Crown of Ember vanishes from a sealed chamber. A mountain begins to burn. And for the first time in centuries, a dragon appears above the capital - calling Caelen by name. Dragged back to the palace he swore never to return to, Caelen discovers a mark blazing across his palm and a truth his family buried for generations. The Crown was never proof of the Rhyvars' right to rule. It was part of an ancient covenant. And someone is breaking it. With scholar Seryn Vaelith, battle-hardened Commander Brennar Othrys and a handful of allies he isn't entirely sure he can trust, Caelen must uncover who murdered his father and dismantled the Crown before six ancient boundaries fail. Because something is waiting beyond them. Something older than kings. Something fire was meant to keep out. Caelen has spent his life refusing a crown. Now he may be the only person capable of stopping it from destroying everything. An epic fantasy of dragons, ancient magic, political conspiracy, buried history and a reluctant heir forced to decide whether power is something to claim - or something to break.