A Fire in the Sky: A Novel (A Fire in the Sky Series, 1)

PLEASE NOTE: the limited edition with blue stained edges is sold out, but you can still get the regular edition—same epic story, same sizzling romance, same thrilling twists!

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns to the high-stakes, sweeping world of dragons, romance, and drama first evoked in her bestselling young adult Firelight series, in a brand-new epic adult romantasy series.

Dragons are extinct. Witches are outcast. Magic is dying.

But human lust for power is immortal.

Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous…especially for Tamsyn. Raised in the glittering court alongside the princesses, it's her duty to be punished for their misdeeds. Treated as part of the royal family but also as the lowliest servant, Tamsyn fits nowhere in this world of high fantasy intrigue. Her only friend is Stig, Captain of the Guard...though sometimes she thinks he wants more than friendship.

When Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, descends on her home, Tamsyn’s world becomes even more dangerous. To save the pampered princesses from a fate worse than death, she is commanded to don a veil and enter a forced marriage with the brutal warrior. She agrees to the deception even though it means leaving Stig, and the only life she’s ever known, behind.

The wedding night begins with unexpected passion—and ends in near violence when her trickery is exposed. Rather than start a war, Fell accepts Tamsyn as his bride...but can he accept the dark secrets she harbors—secrets buried so deep even she doesn’t know they exist? For Tamsyn is more than a royal whipping girl, more than the false wife of a man who now sees her as his enemy. And when those secrets about her hidden powers emerge, they will ignite a flame bright enough to burn the entire kingdom to the bone. 

Magic is not dead...it is only sleeping. And in this epic fantasy romance, it will take one ordinary girl with an extraordinary destiny to awaken it.

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Published Sep 24, 2024

336 pages

Average rating: 7.86

14 RATINGS

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Ally Sager
May 20, 2025
8/10 stars
ARC Review - If you like dragons this needs to be on your TBR yesterday. This was an incredible read. Tamsyn stole my heart early on as a relatable and likable character. I was honestly worried about the after the wedding part, but wow that scene was done with such care that it made me devour the rest of the book! I was not expecting how the story played out, which made it an even more interesting read for me. I am excited for future books from this author!

Thank you @netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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