World of Linaria Series by L.L. McNeil

‘If you actually tried, you’d succeed. What’s wrong with you? Why are you so stupid?’'I'm broken...'At fifteen, Amarah ran away from the mage city of Berel, her birthplace. Unable to use magic and unable to read, she flees to the other side of the world to forge a new life for herself. But all she manages to do is serve Goldstone nobility and sweat in kitchens—hardly an improvement. When an opportunity to escape servitude presents itself, Amarah cannot resist the temptation to take it... more‘If you actually tried, you’d succeed. What’s wrong with you? Why are you so stupid?’'I'm broken...'At fifteen, Amarah ran away from the mage city of Berel, her birthplace. Unable to use magic and unable to read, she flees to the other side of the world to forge a new life for herself. But all she manages to do is serve Goldstone nobility and sweat in kitchens—hardly an improvement. When an opportunity to escape servitude presents itself, Amarah cannot resist the temptation to take it. Yet there is no reward without risk, and the Varkain lurking in the city's shadows are sure to make her aware of her folly.Amarah will have to use all her cunning just to survive, and bravado is not enough when it comes to thwarting the sky pirates who are trying to steal from the most sacred—and dangerous—place of all: the dragons.Discover Amarah's journey from street urchin to sky pirate set twenty years before the events of World of Linaria Book 1: Moroda. less

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Dragons are revered as gods.Airships rule the skies.And war is stirring...Devastated by her father’s death, Moroda and her sister struggle to survive. Things go from bad to worse when a rampaging dragon destroys their city, and they take a chance on a sky pirate’s airship to escape the chaos.She discovers an exiled warlord is stealing dragon magic to fuel his conquest, and realises Linaria has bigger problems than one rogue dragon... moreAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Dragons are revered as gods.Airships rule the skies.And war is stirring...Devastated by her father’s death, Moroda and her sister struggle to survive. Things go from bad to worse when a rampaging dragon destroys their city, and they take a chance on a sky pirate’s airship to escape the chaos.She discovers an exiled warlord is stealing dragon magic to fuel his conquest, and realises Linaria has bigger problems than one rogue dragon.After losing her father and home, Moroda can’t lose what little she has left, and takes a stand against the brewing war—despite the odds stacked against her.But with her new companions less than trustworthy, and the dragons intent on reducing the world to ash, can one woman truly make a difference in a conflict that spreads across all of Linaria?If you love dragons, airships, and sky pirates, you'll love discovering THE WORLD OF LINARIA. less

‘Now the fighting’s over, you want to pick up where we left off? How? Everything’s changed.’ Linaria’s cities lie in ruin and her lands are scarred following Aciel’s war. The devastation worsens as dragons turn against the survivors in retribution for Aciel slaying their kin and stealing their power... more‘Now the fighting’s over, you want to pick up where we left off? How? Everything’s changed.’ Linaria’s cities lie in ruin and her lands are scarred following Aciel’s war. The devastation worsens as dragons turn against the survivors in retribution for Aciel slaying their kin and stealing their power. As the world attempts to recover from one global war and arm itself against another, Palom, hero and creator of the dragon-forged weapons that thwarted Aciel, flees across the Val Sharis wilds to rid himself of unwanted fame. Overwhelmed by guilt for failing to protect loved ones, his greatest threat is not just the weapons he created, but the new shadow growing over Linaria. He is accompanied by a dragon hatched in his care - but with the god-like creatures turning against the world, will she be his salvation or destruction? Discover new friends and rejoin old ones in World of Linaria - Book Two. Palom is the second novel in an epic six-book saga, following a group of characters as war rages across their world. With pirates and soldiers, smiths and princes, Linaria is a vibrant land with a deeply unsettled past and an equally ominous future. less