The Mourning King: Book 1 of Moonfire Prophecy series - a prequel

A dying king. A son born with forbidden fire. A secret that could save a kingdom-or destroy a family. Six years on the Dragon Throne, and Lucius Drake believed his greatest enemy was a dull afternoon. He was wrong. A creeping, unnatural winter is swallowing the Ember Mountains from the inside. Dragon hatchlings are dying in their shells. Elders are losing their fire overnight, their bodies turning to cold stone in their sleep. The thermal vents that have kept the Citadel alive for centuries are choking shut. And no one can explain why. Then Lucius's newborn son lights up his shell with a fire that hasn't been seen in eight hundred years. The Primordial Flame-the legendary blue fire of the ancient kings-is burning inside his infant's bones. If the wrong people discover what the boy is, he won't survive long enough to grow into his power. A war-hungry general is already exploiting the crisis, blaming the neighboring wolf clans and pushing for a conflict that would shatter a fifty-year treaty. The queen is pouring her own life-force into the failing hatcheries, giving more of herself than any healer should. And the same mysterious cold tightening its grip on the kingdom is now closing around Lucius's own chest. With his time running out, Lucius must lay the foundation for a resistance he will never see-even if it means dying in the cold so his son can one day learn to burn. The Mourning King is Book 1 of The Moonfire Prophecy series, a prequel novella -an atmospheric, slow-burn epic fantasy of political intrigue, forbidden magic, and quiet sacrifice. Perfect for fans of the heartbreaking character work of Robin Hobb, the morally complex court politics of Joe Abercrombie, and the rich, atmospheric worldbuilding of Tasha Suri.