Under the Dragon's Claw - Couverture souple

The first book in the brand new 'Heartstone Talisman' series by Alex George follows the journey of Theo, an apprentice magic wielder, who flees his island home of Cyrus to escape the clutches of the Dark Circle Brotherhood. Theo sails aboard the White Pilgrim to the fortified citadel of Alcavia which lies on the westernmost frontier of the Midland Federation Alliance. There Theo meets and falls in love with the warrior princess Adelayne. However, sinister forces are mobilising in the west that threaten this fledgling relationship. The Dragon Lord Zarzbudin has amassed a great host of Dragon's Foot Mountain nymphs and is preparing to descend on the citizens of Alcavia. Adelayne is abducted and Theo, aided by the High Mage Archon, Ancient Zoi, and the traitor nymph Roxette, must venture forth into the deepest recesses of the mountain to locate the princess and return her to her people. Meanwhile the city prepares for the imminent war.

A novel set in a fantasy world that studies dragons