When King Gareth, who became bonded with the dragon Drago, dies, his twin grandchildren are his potential heirs because they possess the dragon's unique strengths. They must end their rivalry for the throne when the Heartfire, Drago's source of power, is stolen to avoid the fall of the kingdom.

“A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne’s own.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post
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