

When her dragon overlords deny any involvement, she and her tactical partner Zephryn Nightstalker try to investigate–and are sentenced to death. The same mysterious green smoke that was present the night of Kesia’s crime. Then a rogue mission to spy on a new airship explodes into sickening green smoke. The salvation of humans and dragons lies within a convicted murderer.ĭragonshifter Kesia Ironfire has one goal-to redeem her past by serving the cruel dragon Pinnacle as a soldier in the dragon-human war. I look forward to reading more of Janeen Ippolito’s skillfully woven and wonderfully inventive tales in the future. Twists and turns paired with excellent world building, Lawless is an engaging story filled with tension and intrigue. The real source of conflict is a long-time war between two cultures that had once worked together. While the romantic triangle makes for some interesting situations and dialogue, romance is not the focus of this story. I was torn between which of the two suitors I favored more for her. I loved the bond between Kesia and Zephryn, but, in the beginning, I also secretly rooted for the tide to turn in favor of Captain Windkeeper.


The tangled weave of Kesia’s past and the challenges she faced drew me into the world of Sekastra. The characters really brought this book to life for me. Having previously been introduced to Janeen Ippolito’s writing in her short story, “Superhero Publicist”, in the “Hall of Heroes” anthology, I jumped at the opportunity to request and receive a free copy of “Lawless: the Ironfire Legacy” for the purposes of a review.
