New! Drakis Trilogy
by Tracy Hickman
Drakis is an Impress Warrior — a battle slave — in an obscure Elven household on the all but forgotten frontiers of the Rhonas Empire. He is a human; a rare thing in a world where humanity itself is all but extinct. But when a mysterious dwarf shatters the spell that enthralls the household slaves their world is shattered as well — and Drakis finds himself drawn toward a prophesied destiny that may — or may not — be his and which he will do anything to avoid.
Book 1: Song of the Dragon
(July 2010)
Drakis returns from the War of the Nineth Throne — the last of the great dwarven wars — with a prize for his elven master: a strange dwarven bard and a stone which the dwarf claims to be the greatest treasure of all the kingdoms. He hopes that this prize will win him his hearts desire: pairing with his beloved Mala, a human female slave in their master’s household.
But the dwarf tells Drakis that his life is a lie: that the elven devotions held each night hide from his mind every bad thing that happened to him during the day … and keeping him a contented slave forever. When Drakis is nearly beaten to death by his master and then suffers even worse abuse by his daughter — all predicted with horrifying accuracy by the dwarf — Drakis begins to question the very devotions that are at the heart of elven life. But it is only when the dwarf destroys the well of house magic that the spell collapses…
…And suddenly every slave in the household — from lowest cook to the trained warriors of the household cohort — suddenly REMEMBERS.
Thus begins the odyssey of Drakis, an escaped slave, who discovers that his name is at the heart of a prophesy that threatens the existence of the oppressive Rhonas Empire itself. Yet as destiny seems to close in on Drakis from every turn, he himself tries desperately to avoid fate.
You can view a larger version of the cover here.
Book 2 is tentatively titled: Citadels of the Lost. Book 3 is tentatively titled ‘Blood of the Emperor.’
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This sounds awesome! Any chance of a preview?
Well, Natali J, I believe there is an excellent chance of a preview! Let me see what I can arrange.
i clicked on the link above for a larger view of the cover and it said the web page cannot be found.
Fixed the link! Enjoy!
Looking forward to this one. Glad to see Laura and you with a new trilogy. I enjoyed The Bronze Canticles. Is the cover art by Stawicki?
I feel really stupid for asking but where is Drakis from, is he new or is this from an older series. Off topic I never thought I’d get the chance to say this,but thank kyou Mr Hickman for the Immortals, I pass that book along as much as I can to anyone who will listen. I’m looking into buy the Bronze Cangticles as I type this.
Thank you, Marcelino! That ‘The Immortals’ touched you means a lot to me.
As for Drakis, it is a new series which starts this July. I think you’ll really like this one.
I have just read the Songof the Dragon and i can not wait for the next book. It is one of the pit falls of getting to find a book that you can completly lose your self in, but you have to wait for the next to come out to lose you self back into the story again.
I do love your books, most especially the Death Gate Cycle and am looking forward to this one. Just wondering though, is there a reason or is it coincidence that so many of your series and books have the word “dragon” in their titles?
When is part two due to be released? I’m really looking forward to reading it. Excellent beginning. thank you
Loved the winding tale of the first book! The incredible depth to it was amazing I can’t wait for the second part to come out!
when is your next book coming out. I loved your first. please write more.