A new species of humans, H. transformans, was first introduced in Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species. H’Ilgraith and Raephela continue the saga of H. transformans. Dragons play an integral role in all three stories.

Dragona builds on and expands the species of dragons found in the stories above and includes new species of dragons not previously encountered.  It presents the evolution and natural history of dragons, focusing on Dragona ignis aflatu—fire dragons. It offers insight into their physical characteristics, their social behaviors, and their interactions with other species―including humans.

The story of a new species of humans, H. transformans, was first introduced in Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species. In an attempt to dominate all of society, the malevolent Cassius Foundation hunted and captured H. transformans for their abilities and genetically reengineered them along with native animals to create violent and deadly hybrids. Communities of H. transformans, allied with sympathetic H. sapiens, resisted the foundation. When the foundation’s forces were crushed in a final battle, it retreated into hiding.

Raephela continues the saga of H. transformans. Raephela Cassius seizes the foundation’s reins and rebuilds it. A ruthless tyrant, she commands her geneticists to create evermore violent animal hybrids to subjugate anyone who would not bow to her.  “All will serve me if they want to survive,” she declared.

In the first book, Homo transformans: The origin and Nature of the Species, one of the characters, an old woman, played a pivotal role in saving and protecting a young girl destined to become Mistress of the House of H’Aleth. The old woman always seemed to know where to go and what to do. Her knowledge of medicinal plants, bizarre genetically engineered hybrid species, and her ability to communicate with dragons was extraordinary. She died without revealing her past.

H’Ilgraith, Sister of the House of H’Aleth recounts the story of the old woman above. It chronicles H’Ilgraith’s life and tells of her adventures during a time of escalating conflicts between the Cassius Foundation and the Biogenics Corporation. It reveals how her own personality and the characteristics of her alternate species – a gray fox, a lynx, a badger, and a great horned owl – forged an independent, resourceful, and driven individual. In a pivotal encounter, she confronted a gray mountain wolf who tested her patience and changed her way of life.

This richly illustrated story tells of a new species of human, Homo transformans, and conflicts that arise from their ability to transform into different animal species – including apex predators. The ability of some people to undergo metamorphosis while others cannot creates a rift in society.

Two major organizations, seeking a competitive advantage, misuse breeding and genetic engineering to create more powerful H. transformans and deadly animal hybrids. For a while, members of both H. transformans and H. sapiens find refuge far away from their oppressors. Ultimately, the new species and its supporters must face their mortal enemy on the field of battle.

Gene functions and the (imaginary) genetics of transformation support an innovative story of how some Homo sapiens developed the ability to undergo metamorphosis. The narrative also introduces a new mythology of dragons as a species of mammals, Dragonensis dragonis.