

The novel opens with Fenn, who awakens from an almost too-real nightmare to find his memories gone and his body washed up on the remote Isle of Salt. The Iron Crown is told from the perspective of four principal characters. In this epic, character-driven novel, MacRae excels at gradually revealing layers of gray morality hidden beneath the surface of what initially seems like a traditional high fantasy. MacRae is Book 1 in the Dragon Spirits series and a finalist in Mark Lawrence’s 7th Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO7). My complete review is published at Grimdark Magazine. I've previously published under the name L.L. Ĭheck out my website for signed paperbacks, exclusive bookswag, and to find out more about my writing world: Check out my Patreon for early access, behind-the-scenes content, and an exclusive story about phoenixes in a blighted world: Signed copies of The Iron Crown are now available from The Broken Binding book shop!. If you send a friend request and we don't have any similar interests or books in common, I'll probably decline. I've always lost myself in fantasy worlds, and it's been an incredible achievement to publish my own. I'm a petrol head and thalassophile, and adore castles, sunshine, and dragons. I have a degree in Psychology and a fascination with MBTI (I'm an INFJ!). My books usually contain dragons, bucket-loads of magic, and are typically fun and hopeful. My name is Lauren, I'm a fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure.

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Surrounded by vengeful spirits and powerful magic, Fenn’s desperate attempt to find his way home might well alter the fate of Tassar, and every power in it.Ī new high fantasy series bursts into life with the DRAGON SPIRITS who reign supreme in the magic-drenched world of Tassar. It should be impossible with the Iron Crown in power-and Fenn is terrified he might unwittingly be playing a part in the war’s resurgence. Forced to return home when her father dies, Calidra has put off facing her estranged mother for seven years, and she begrudgingly helps Fenn, forging papers for him so he can avoid the Queen’s Inquisitors.īut her mother is the least of her worries when they discover an ancient enemy is rising again. Lost and confused, his only hope for answers is Calidra-a woman living on the edge of the world with her partner. Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face with a dragon spirit mocking him, all knowledge gone apart from his own name.
