The Dragon Waiting

A masterpiece of blood and magic, where history mingles with sorcery in an epic quest for power.

In a snowbound inn high in the Alps, four people meet who will alter fate. A noble Byzantine mercenary, a female Florentine physician, an ageless Welsh wizard, and Sforza, the uncanny duke, come together to wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium. Their goal: to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester—and make him Richard III.

In The Dragon Waiting, award-winning author John M. Ford weaves a mesmerizing tale of alternate history, where the Wars of the Roses unfold in a world of dragons, vampires, and magic. Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New York Times-bestselling author Scott Lynch, this masterwork of historical fantasy is a must-read for fans of Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings.

"Had [John M. Ford] taken The Dragon Waiting and written a sequence of five books based in that world, with that power, he would've been George R.R. Martin." —Neil Gaiman

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