The Pale Blade
On scaled wings they crossed the trackless sea, conquerors from distant lands. None could stand before them – not the queen, surrounded by her bright legions, or the sorcerers steeped in the power of the jade moon, or even the paladins with their swords fashioned from the tears of the Silver Mother.
Only one who had already lost everything would dare to challenge these invaders. And so a shepherd girl, her will forged in the same fire that consumed her heart, became the last hope of a shattered realm.
Only she can defy the Empire of Flame and Fang.
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Alec Hutson
Alec Hutson didn’t begin his journey with a publishing deal or a platform. His first readers found him on Wattpad, where a half-finished story—what would eventually become The Crimson Queen—began quietly capturing imaginations. He hadn’t intended to build a fantasy trilogy, but the response was impossible to ignore. Encouraged by that unexpected audience, he published the novel independently in 2016. Something rare happened: it stuck. Word of mouth from readers who were craving character-driven epic fantasy propelled the book into the indie spotlight.
Empire of Flame & Fang
In the scorched reaches of a crumbling empire, where paladins wield blades born of starlight and dragons darken the skies with ancient fire, Empire of Flame & Fang kindles a slow-burning tale of survival and silent defiance.
The story opens not with glory, but with ash. A village razed. A shepherd girl, Bren, left standing in the ruins, her world gutted by sorcery and scaled wings. What follows is not a march of vengeance, but a measured, deeply personal reckoning. Every choice she makes, every strange alliance she forms, feels earned through pain and doubt rather than destiny. Her journey unfolds across haunted highlands and windbitten deserts, where ruins whisper old truths and a conquering force rules with magic and fear.
Empire of Flame & Fang consists of one book and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
