Black Dragons (The Fifth God, #1)

When an ancient sorceress returns, the fate of the world hangs on a thread.

Hagala, exiled for a thousand years and burning with bitter revenge, emerges with a deadly force: majestic dragons and a dark artifact that could summon a god of destruction. Seething from unrequited love and centuries of exile, she feels devoid of happiness. Thus, she decides to exact revenge on the world and the people who betrayed her.

Four orphans bound by old friendship find themselves unwilling pawns in a relentless struggle to stop her apocalyptic plan. There, their destinies begin to unfold through new allies, adversaries, extraordinary magic, ancient dragons, and unexpected loves. They face impossible choices between love and power. Can triumph in a knightly tournament avert a cataclysm that threatens an entire kingdom? Or is something far greater required?

As kingdoms fracture and suffer from brutal dragon attacks, while the gods weave secret plots, these unlikely heroes must face impossible choices: between love and loyalty, power and sacrifice. The battle for the Key will decide if the world will fall into eternal darkness or rise again through courage and sacrifice.

Fans of dark fantasy and epic quests will feel at home in this world, echoes of Brandon Sanderson's worldbuilding and Joe Abercrombie's grit in this gripping tale of magic, dragons, and the complex bonds of friendship, reminiscent of R. A. Salvatore's Drizzt series, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance novels, and the legendary tales of dragons that define the classic Dungeons & Dragons mythos.