Before Schram Starland.Before the Ring of Ku.Before the world believed the dragons were defeated...There was Slayne.A black dragon with a vision of absolute rule-and the ruthless magic to reshape Troyf into a world where every race would kneel.But Slayne is not the only power moving in the shadows.When the ancient dragon Anbari returns, the fragile balance among dragons begins to crack. Old alliances shift. Secrets buried since the first age rise to the surface. And a prophecy is whispered-one that promises a single dragon will one day gather every power ever created into one unstoppable force.As fear spreads across Troyf, the elf king Ku vanishes, only to reappear years later in the hidden homeland of the canoks-demanding something unthinkable:Weapons.Weapons forged with magic strong enough to challenge dragons.Now, as the first moves of the Dragon Oppression begin, the races of Troyf must decide whether to unite, to hide... or to prepare for a war they may not survive.The Dragon Oppression is the prequel to the Hidden Magic epic fantasy series-revealing the origins of the prophecy, the dragons, and the magical weapons that will shape the fate of Troyf for generations.
