It began with a roar that split the morning, shattering the world with thunder and despair. The town of Edgewood had been savaged by a creature of rage and fear.

A dragon had fallen upon the town. Dragons were monsters. Dragons were creatures of evil and fear. None remained who believed that dragons had once been guardians and protectors. The creatures must be destroyed.

Tahrl Morgan ap Morin was forsaken. He had spoken in defense of dragons. He had sought to remind the world that dragons had once been good, but the truth defied him.

With the ravaging of Edgewood, none would listen, and none would believe. Tahrl would yet seek to understand why the dragons raged, and he would try to stop the dragons from being destroyed.

A roar had shattered the morning, and yet Tahrl would doubt the truth of his eyes. Tahrl would seek, and he would search for the truth beyond lies.

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Genre . . .
High Fantasy
Epic & Political Fantasy

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Themes . . .
Truth vs. Propaganda
Prejudice & Reconciliation
The Burden of the Past

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Setting . . .
The Etymology of Fire takes place in a richly detailed fantasy world with a deep, mythic history dominated by the legacy of primordial, all-powerful beings.

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Story . . .
When a dragon attack shatters his peaceful exile, disgraced scholar Tahrl Morgan ap Morin is forced to confront the terrifying possibility that the benevolent creatures of his dreams are being weaponized. Hunted by a ruthless warlord and guided by an enigmatic old friend, Tahrl must ally with the last peaceful dragons and forgotten peoples of the forest to expose a conspiracy that threatens to reignite an ancient, genocidal war that would consume the world.

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Tease . . .
 The wall exploded. Tahrl screamed, gripping the ledge, watching wood fly. Armada was tumbling through air amidst wood and shingle and glass, slipping head over feet, burning except there was no fire.