Flight of the Dragonlord

Gera D'Alikar has killed another of the emperor's favored magic users and escaped the sadistic torture that almost convinced him to surrender his fight against the evil leader's rebirth. With the help of Liza Percle and her niece, Chara, the trio desperately tries to find their way back to his D'Alikar brothers and rally the kingdoms in the war.Emperor Abaddon and his armies continue to destroy anyone who stands in his way as he prepares for his rebirth. Those kingdoms in the east who have not bent their knee to his rule now fall beneath his swords. He is left with only one more great task before he breathes again for the first time in more than a thousand summers: Kill the ancient dragon who lives in the temple at the heart of the Faramor mountains. When that deed is done, Abaddon and his followers know there will be no one left to stop his arrival.But word is already spreading about a new danger, an army of refugees fed up with the war, the D'Alikars, magic users, and dragon worshipers. The merciless horde kills any they believe have been touched by the power, leaving a bloody trail behind them as they head north to a lone city on the frontier where a faithful group of dragon worshipers is rumored to have done the impossible and summoned a dragon for their protection.The whispers also reach Gera. But to him, they do not just tell of a dragon, but a story of one of his family in jeopardy. Now he must choose between attempting to save the kingdoms from the emperor or rescuing someone he loves.