Epic Fantasy · Drawchilde: Book 1

The Burdened Boy

The Split Plains lie between Daerdayn and Sabot. Defined by an ancient treaty to serve as a neutral territory between the two countries, they have become a region where magic and steam-powered machines sometimes clash. Here, a young Daeryn exile named Saranesa is drawn into a crisis when a dragon named Xynth crash-lands near her temporary home. Alongside Dariot, a Sabotian inventor, and Loen, a faen warrior with a mysterious past, Saranesa must protect the injured dragon from those who would exploit him.

Meanwhile, at the distant edge of Sabot, a long-forgotten threat is reemerging. A boy named Timae speaks to a monkey and begins to change in alarming ways. People are afraid of him. He’s afraid of himself. But only one man has any idea what this lonely child is capable of becoming.

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The Burdened Boy is the first book in Robin Stephen’s epic Drawchilde series. It’s a gripping tale of magic, friendship, and the struggle to find belonging in a dangerous time.