Dragon and Phoenix

Dragon and Phoenix
Dragon and Phoenix  
Author(s) Joanne Bertin
Cover artist Bob Eggleton
Country United States
Language English
Series Dragonlord
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Tor Fantasy
Publication date 1999
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 398 pg
ISBN 0-312-86429-9
OCLC Number 38964253
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 21
LC Classification PS3552.E7745 L3 1998
Preceded by The Last Dragonlord
Followed by Bard's Oath

"Dragon and Phoenix" is the second of the Dragonlord series by Joanne Bertin and was published in 1999. It takes place in a world of truehumans, truedragons, and dragonlords - beings which have both human and dragon souls and can change from human to dragon and vice versa at will. It was preceded by The Last Dragonlord, and is to be followed by the as-yet-unreleased Bard's Oath.

Plot introduction

The book covers the fall of an empire to the south of the Five Kingdoms, the land of the first novel. The empire of Jehanglan is sustained by the Phoenix dynasty, which draws its power from a phoenix trapped a thousand years ago. The phoenix is kept in place by the power of a truedragon, also trapped and exploited. On discovering that one of their cousins is trapped, Linden Rathan and his soultwin, Maurynna Kyrissaean, lead a party to rescue him. Unfortunately, they play into the hands of a Jehangli lord who seeks to trap the Dragonlords and use the additional power to take the throne for himself.