This is the first book in the Chronicles of Kings and Dragons series and the series is meant to be read in order. In the land of Flasha Mura, a teenaged Gisbon boy is plagued by a monster he can't see. No one knows what this beast is, but its ferocious appetite threatens to consume Brehane and his father's herd, effectively ending his future before it has a chance to begin. He wants to face this menace on his own, but he knows he needs help. Who will he trust? A new friend sent to protect him, or Melek, the God he believes in and thought he trusted. Will he let go of his dream so that he can...