Yrsa and the Dragherd's Eye

After unveiling a traitor in book two of the enticing Tales of a Melder series, Yrsa's adventures continue ... Yrsa and her new friend, Taigrun, head for Flengara. The sword she is learning to use – the sword she inherited from Amluss – needs altering for her size and style, and only the Royal Armoury there can work the famed Flengaran steel blade. When she reaches the city, she manages to arrange an appointment with the Chamberlain, and while they wait for the slow cogs of bureaucracy to turn, she and Taigrun spend time in the archive trying to find the history of her szanka. There, they meet Hobrin, who assists their search, and when they reach a dead end, he offers to take them to a wise man he knows in a city far to the south. The scholar's words send them off again, this time towards Harmarok, a distant town famous for its metalwork. But on the way there, everything changes. Yrsa and Taigrun find themselves in a race to save themselves and the zeffen, and to prevent an attempt to endanger the Flengaran royal family. Along the way, Yrsa meets an old friend, they encounter a very strange bird, and learn a few truths about dragons. This is the third book in the Tales of a Melder series, which blends mystery and adventure in a fantasy world much like our own, but in another time and another place. The series is suitable for a general adult audience.