She is the Dragonlord, defender of the Dragonlands and all its dragons. She is a commanding presence, a respected leader. But as the world moves forward, so too must she. As Ember strives to give her dragons their place in quickly evolving world, she must prove that she is worthy to hold her title as new challenges come with every twist and change of fate.

The Dragonlord has arrived in the great desert south of Equestria. Its previously uninhabited lands are rich with minerals and ores, and the oppressive heat is familiar to those from the volcanic Dragonlands. This land was not easily won, however. Born from the corpse of a dead kingdom, the Ash Citadel sprouts from old ruins of the Storm Kingdom. It is a safe haven and home for dragons seeking to venture far from the Dragonlands. That is, until an unexpected attack on the edge of the colony.

Flung into a war she never asked for, Ember will learn the depths of a leader’s struggles. She will have to sacrifice her own apprehensions and indecision and accept the challenge of a new mysterious foe, so that when the world comes knocking on the black gates of the Ash Citadel, the dragons will be ready to knock back.