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[Premise:Firstcontactbetweendragonsandhumans,takingplaceduringthesecondindustrialrevolution.][BOOK1COMPLETE.REWRITEINPROGRESS.]Whatif,billionsofyearsago,theEarthformedalittledifferently?Abitlessiron,abitmorewater,andthefirsthumansevolveuponaloneisland,surroundedbyvastoceansthatspan97.5%oftheplanet'ssurface.Inthemillenniathatfollow,mankindbelievestheirislandtobetheonlyinexistence–untilthefirstsatellitesrevealtheexistenceoftwodistantlands.Galvanizedbythisgroundbreakingdiscovery,humanitysendsitsbestandbrightestonanexpedition,onlyforaseriesofdisasterstowipeoutallbutoneofthecrew.Now,DoctorAlexanderPrycehasthehonorofbeingthefirst–andonly–mantostepfootuponanothercontinent.Itcameasnosurprisethathisarrivaldrewtheattentionoftheisland'snativeinhabitants–Prycejustdidn’texpectoneofthemtobeaninquisitiveandintelligentdragon.Strandedbutnotquitealone,Prycebeginsthepainstakingprocessofcommunicatingwithanothersapientspecies,andinsodoingbecomesthesolerepresentativeofhumanity–onewhoseactionswilldeterminethefutureofboththeirspecies.AworkinspiredbyProjectHailMary,TheMartianandtheTemeraireseries.SpecialthankstoVikasRaoonDeviantArtforprovidingandinspiringideasforthespeculativeevolution.Book2willbeginaftertherewrite.Links:Discordserver,whereyoucanaskmewhateverquestionsyoulikeandI'llprobablyanswerthem(assumingtheanswerdoesn'tinvolveheavyspoilers)Ko-fi,ifyouwanttosendsomethingmyway.Don'tworryaboutthedifferentusername,IhaveanarrangementwithRackiera.Paypal,sameastheabove.