World of Warcraft: War of the Scaleborn – Alameda Courtney (2023)

This paperback novel is set in the world of Blizzard Entertainment’s legendary online game World of Warcraft. When the world is young, all life trembles before the might of Galakrond, a massive primal dragon whose hunger cannot be satisfied. Five primal dragons rise beside the titan-forged Keeper Tyr to fight this threat. After Galakrond falls, they are chosen to protect Azeroth, and the titans grant Nozdormu, Ysera, Alexstrasza, Malygos, and Neltharion order magic, transforming them into the powerful dragon Aspects, masters of time, nature, life, magic, and the earth. Other primal dragons follow them, and the dragonflights help shape the world and serve the Aspects. That is the story the dragonflights have always told, but it is not the whole truth. As the Dragonqueen and her flights reshape Azeroth, some dragons reject the titans’ interference and embrace the planet’s elemental powers, becoming the Incarnates. Led by Iridikron, they believe dragonkind should serve no one and rebel against the Aspects and everything they represent. Despite the efforts of Alexstrasza and her primal friend Vyranoth to preserve peace, both sides move towards violence. Dragons must choose a side or be swept into the growing conflict, as the war among dragonkind shakes the foundations of the world and forces both sides to make sacrifices that will affect the future for ages to come.