
Tsiory stared at the incomplete maps laid out on the command tent's only table.

Evan Winter's The Rage of Dragons series is African-inspired fantasy rooted in the real world.The Rage of Dragons was on the Canada Reads 2020 longlist. Born in England to South American parents, he now lives in Markham, Ont.

The Rage of Dragons is Evan Winter's first novel. He'll become the greatest swordsman to ever live, a man willing to die a hundred thousand times for the chance to kill the three who betrayed him. Fixated on revenge, Tau dedicates himself to an unthinkable path. Those closest to him are brutally murdered, and his grief swiftly turns to anger. He's going to get himself injured, get out early, and settle down to marriage, children and land. Young, gift-less Tau knows all this, but he has a plan of escape. One in every 100 men is able to magically transform himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine.Įveryone else is fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. One in every 2000 women has the power to call down dragons.

The anticipated sequel, Fires of Vengeance, is due in November 2020.The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable war for almost 200 years. Winter’s debut was re-released by publisher Orbit as part of a four-book deal and won Reddit’s Fantasy Award for best debut novel. The book’s main character is Tau, a swordsman from an oppressed class who is out for revenge after a terrible tragedy.

The Rage of Dragons, touted as a cross between Gladiator and Game of Thrones, is set among the Omehi people, where every so often a woman is born with “the Gift” to control dragons and their destructive power. to South American parents with African ancestry, has said he wished to create a world that reflected his family and their global experiences. Evan Winter knows that, and his originally self-published debut, The Rage of Dragons, underlines the importance that the fantasy genre can have in reckoning with life on earth. The greatest fantasy fiction uses the boundless power of imagination to examine the deep limitations that exist in the real world.
