Karen L West, Author

The Heart of Cegylth

A world on the brink. A legacy buried in ice. A queen whose awakening will change everything.

When Leekora is torn from her home and thrust into captivity, she believes survival is her only hope. But fate leads her to Wyrmbane Academy, where Enesrax’s last dragon eggs wait for their chosen riders—and where ancient magic stirs beneath the mountain’s shadow. As Leekora and her fellow outcasts bond with the dragons, they uncover a prophecy older than memory: the world’s salvation lies not just in the hatching of new dragons, but in the return of the first and greatest of them all.

Deep beneath the frozen Reaches, the Earth Born Queen, Cegylth, slumbers—her heart the source of all dragonkin, her dreams the key to the world’s future. To awaken her, Leekora and her friends must brave forgotten ruins, unravel riddles, and face the rising threat of an ancient evil determined to shatter the Circle of Binding and plunge the world into darkness.
As the bond between dragon and rider is tested by sacrifice, loyalty, and the power of choice, the fate of all realms hangs on a single question: can the Heart of Cegylth be awakened in time, or will the last hope of magic and freedom be lost forever?

Epic adventure, ancient prophecy, and the rebirth of a legend await in this sweeping fantasy of dragons, destiny, and the queen whose heart beats at the center of it all.