This is book 3 of the Eternal Flames Maddox series, you should read Eternal Flames 1-7 and book 1-2 of Eternal Flames Maddox before this book. Dain, Regent to the pixies, and sworn protector of his people. Rune, scientist to the FAE and indirectly responsible for the deaths of a great many souls. Kerrick, leader of the elves and nemesis of the pixie, dragons, phoenix, and shifters...