Cirrus@Austlit

'Since the moon shattered, the once peaceful and plentiful world has become a desolate wasteland. Factions fight for ownership of the remaining resources as pieces of the broken moon rain down, bringing chaos, destruction and death.

'The most precious of these resources is dragon wine – a life-giving drink made from the essence of dragons. But the making of the wine is perilous and so is undertaken by prisoners. Perhaps even more dangerous than the wine production is the Inspector, the sadistic ruler of the prison vineyard who plans to use the precious drink to rule the world.

'There are only two people that stand in his way. Brill, a young royal rebel who seeks to bring about revolution, and Salinda, the prison’s best vintner and possessor of a powerful and ancient gift that she is only beginning to understand. To stop the Inspector, Salinda must learn to harness her power so that she and Brill can escape, and stop the dragon wine from falling into the wrong hands.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Violence and devastation spreads through Margra as the Inspector’s influence grows throughout the once peaceful lands. But Salinda, one of the Inspector’s most important weapons, has escaped. After being rescued by Nils, the last of his race, she is brought to the wondrous subterranean city of Barrahiem. With Nils’ vast store of knowledge and access to pre-Shatterwing technology, Salinda sees a way to defeat the Inspector, but only if she can convince him that humankind is worth saving.

'Above ground, Brill and rebel leader, Danton, march for the observatory of Trithorn Peak, the only city yet to fall to the Inspector’s forces. With them are one of Trithorn’s Skywatchers, and a mysterious young woman whose eyes reflect a power not unlike Salinda’s. This misfit crew must work with Trithorn’s remaining Skywatchers to prepare for a desperate battle, not only for the observatory but for the future of Margra. For it is not only the Inspector that threatens their precious lands, and the Skywatchers are the only ones that can save them from the final moonfall.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Life on the ravaged world of Margra is more difficult than ever. Salinda and Garan blasted the evil Gercomo into the sky. Except he didn't die, he transformed into a dragon. Final moonfall looms ever closer and the world is on the brink of destruction. Gercomo's vile influence spreads among his dragon herd and he is reaching for power in both the human and dragon worlds. Salinda has the means to stop him and save the world. And Gercomo wants her dead.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The planet of Margra is drawing closer to the brink as Shatterwing's debris field grows increasingly unstable. Salinda and Garan fight Gercomo in dragon form, with unexpected consequences and end up making matters worse. Laidan's life is saved but at great cost. Sartell has become dangerous with conspiracies and betrayal everywhere. Brill and Danton gamble with their lives to find the location of the stolen dragon wine while Mandin gambles with her life to save her daughter. Nils searches for the writings of his grandsire, Trell of Barr, which may contain the much needed information on how to avert moonfall. Gercomo's influence and power within the dragon herd peaks just as he is able to reach out to old human allies and the battle begins...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'On the devastated world of Margra, where man-eating dragons are tamer than the humans, a small band of heroes fight for a brighter future. After a battle with the malevolent baron and the evil dragon creature, Gercomo, to prevent the life giving dragon wine being sequestered in the doomsday city, Eternity, for use by the rich elite, Salinda turns her attention to the looming disaster that threatens their very existence. With the aid of the powerful cadre, an ancient source of power and knowledge, Salinda fights to save her planet, Margra, from the final moonfall—an event that will destroy the already ravaged planet. Currently safe within the underground city of Barraheim, a heavily pregnant Salinda knows that the end is looming and that a solution must be found. Plagued with doubt, she ponders whether her child be born before moonfall or born at all. With Nils’s, her alien mate incapacitated and others in her band recovering from injuries, Salinda struggles to decipher an ancient text that speaks of a machine that might help them. And in the dark spaces beneath Barrahiem lurks something else, something mysterious and dangerous…

'Escaping from the battle of Gateshead, Salinda must wait for Nils to recover from his injuries so that he can find the clues his grandsire left in a book. Only then can Salinda and her friends try to fight moonfall. Meanwhile skyfire, the precursor to moonfall arrives, bringing with it destruction and opportunities to save lives...' (Publisher's blurb.)

'The quest to find the machine that can avert moonfall is underway. Skyfire, collapsing travel ways and daemons are the least of Salinda's concerns when it comes to saving the planet. A brutal and gripping conclusion to the dragon wine series.' (Publisher's blurb.)