Orbit Books
The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
Relentless and physical: a revenge novel that understands how training can feel both addictive and frightening when the protagonist has nothing left to protect.
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A giftless young man in a caste-bound war society turns grief into an impossible sword-training regime, hunting the powerful people responsible while dragons and demon-born warriors dominate the battlefield.
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