From Embers

In the high mountain passes of the remote Drakespines, spring is always a time of awakening. But this year it wakes an ancient terror. "From Embers" is a short story set in the fantasy world of the bestselling novel Taming Fire. Originally written as the prologue to the Dragonprince trilogy, this story provides a dramatic glimpse at the first days of the cataclysmic dragonswarm. Approximately 5,000 words.