The Dragon Pearl Series Box Set

His mistake changed five lives and a universe forever. The Dragon Pearl series borrows from Asian and Middle Eastern mythologies and is set in a world where gods and humans exist side by side. Each novella in this box set describes the events culminating in the novels Tamuda Rising and The Four-Day War. BOOK 1 — HOTSUKA'S STORY "I had three visitors during that awful time of the first was my enemy, the second a goddess with child and, finally, my only friend, a Djinni. " No longer a celestial, Hotsuka must quickly adapt to life as a human if he’s to save his newborn son. Things go from bad to worse when he learns that he’s at the centre of a cosmic plan to change the universe forever. Not everyone, however, wants change… BOOK 2 — BARID'S STORY "Throughout my first day and night at the Tabaqa, I was scared. If it were not for Noor, I would have been terrified and most likely have fled."
 Once an elite warrior, Barid is now a village blacksmith. Despised and ridiculed by the villagers, Barid waits for a man whom he’d die for, a man who may already be dead. When a Dragon monk arrives and promises the villagers a miracle, Barid must decide whether to remain a blacksmith or put his past and Noor behind him. 
 BOOK 3 — OMID'S STORY "Focus only on the moment, only on the task before you. Do that, and there’ll be little room for doubt.
" Omid, the emperor’s sickly son, must complete his dead brother’s undertaking and forge a sword so light and sharp it will cut a falling leaf. Omid is soon confronted by a Dragoness who’s out to sabotage the undertaking at any cost. Can Omid make the sword, or will he plunge the Empire and the Dragonfolk back into endless war? 
 BOOK 4 — MADHURI'S STORY "One full moon ago, the Great Mother Spirit summoned me while I slept and told me about you, warned me of the danger that would befall the Tamuda if you were to become one of us." Captured by the Tamuda, Madhuri receives two gifts from a snake spirit while recovering from her injuries. Thanks to the first gift, she is betrothed to the charismatic Chuluun but also learns that her presence endangers the entire Tamuda nation. When the spirit’s second gift reveals itself, Madhuri realises she must sacrifice everything to escape. 
 BOOK 5 — BABAK'S STORY "'We all want to control what happens to us,' he said. 'But I've yet to meet the man who claims he has complete control over his life.'" Babak's early childhood is lonely and often violent. Things change when he befriends Kunie, the emperor's daughter. Infatuated, Babak wants to be a guardsman and, one day, Kunie's personal bodyguard. But Babak was born to serve a greater purpose. How will Babak react when he learns that his commitment to Kunie and his destiny are not one and the same thing. 
 BOOK 6 — SHERNAZ'S STORY "'The pearl belonged to Hotsuka,’ the queen said. ‘You will owe me nothing if you take it.’ She held out her hand, the pearl and its coiled chain in her creaseless palm." 
 Abandoned by her husband, Shernaz is rescued by the Queen of Patalama and given a Dragon pearl. Thanks to the pearl, Shernaz enjoys prolonged youth and the independence she’d always dreamed of. When the pearl loses its power, obtaining a second carries a dreadful price, one that Shernaz must decide whether or not to pay.