Dragon Soul

They are called Dragon Souls.
They reside within their Hosts, humans who transform into dragons.
They are the hope to save the Palmir People.

The Plague from the North - an attack of powerful, evil creatures, the Volastoque -virtually annihilated them generations ago. They defeated the Plague, with the help of mystics and dragons - but at great cost. Dragons no longer survive as separate entities; their souls must reside in the flesh of human hosts.

To be a Dragon Host is at once a tremendous honor and a life sentence. A sentence of many lifetimes, as the Dragon Host’s life span becomes longer than normal humans; they usually outlive their human families by many years. Dragon Hosts have magnified senses and abilities. To host a dragon is to the see the world in entirely different ways - forever.

Now, the Volastoque are back and determined to annihilate the Palmir People. There are so few Dragon Souls. Can they defeat the monsters again?

And what of real dragons? Will they ever again exist in their own form?

From a peaceful and uncomplicated world, with only the little frustrations that human characters inflict on one another, events thrust the reader into epic battles between dragons and the creatures seeking to destroy human and dragon alike. Proceedings propel humans into the middle of dragon-sized events. The world of the people is so rich, yet simple and comfortable, it's heart-breaking to leave it for the battlefront. Nevertheless, the Palmir people, like the dragons, go willingly in defense of their families.

And in these stories, the families of humans and dragons are one.

Brief Excerpt:
Kuaric's mouth fills with an acrid tang. His human body stretches and elongates. Clothes dissolve into his skin. Claws, complete with talons, erupt from his hands and feet. His neck lengthens, with each vertical undulation becoming more serpentine. His head slightly flattens, becoming triangular in shape, silver maned, with flaming red eyes.
Sharp black scales erupt to cover his entire body. A dorsal crest bursts through his back. A tail grows behind and he becomes a dragon of gargantuan size.

Kuaric --now Maru his Dragon Soul-- screams with the pain of Transformation. Soon the change is complete. Maru - a powerful, predominately black-bodied dragon with silver mane, ridges and wings stands where a moment before was a mortal man.