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"The Jungle Book meets Kill Bill... with dragons!"


Born of humans but raised by beasts who despise the legacy of man, Keelin is the only one who can redeem, or destroy, the future of both races.

Keelin is the only human fledgling, weaned by the drackans of the High Hills…

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1 author picked Daughter of the Drackan as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A deep dive into a new kind of anti-heroin. The first book in the Gyenona's Children duology delivers readers into a new kind of dark fantasy world that has enough to feel familiar yet is innovative and fresh. Any fans of fiction that is brutal and bloody as well as features strong minority demographic representation will enjoy this book as well as Hutson’s work as a whole.

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