Loyalty divides him. Prophecy hunts him. The ring is changing him.Blood & Gold: The Dragon Ship continues Siegfried's journey as the golden knight of Worms, torn between loyalty, love, prophecy, and the dangerous pull of Andvari's cursed ring. As Gunther seeks Brunhild, Hagen plots in secret, and Kriemhild begins to see the cost of power, Siegfried is drawn north toward fire, sea, ravens, old magic, and choices that cannot be undone.Book II expands the Blood & Gold saga into a world of ancient debts, political traps, supernatural warnings, and the terrible question of what honor costs when every promise has a price. Steven Infanti is the author of The Debt of Moytura series, The Blood & Gold Saga - a mythic retelling of the Siegfried legend - Bob the Caretaker, The Regulars, Devils Around the Clock, Shadow of Blood, and What Fear Owes. His work blends history, myth, and emotional precision, returning ancient stories to the weight and complexity they were always meant to carry.A veteran of the U.S. Army, he holds a B.A. in Journalism from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and two Master of Science degrees from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing his doctorate at Franklin University. He lives in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth.