The Festival of Wrong Hours

The Festival of Wrong HoursA breathtaking fantasy masterpiece by André T.D.V. Dutra — author of “The Choir,” “The Last Guardians of Eden,” and “The Garden Under the River.”A city divided by dragons.A pact written in fire and law.A rope, a bell, and one woman who dares to bind them all.When the heir of Drakemarch disappears on the very night he is to be given to the dragons, centuries of fragile peace ignite into suspicion and chaos.Humans whisper of betrayal. Dragons roar of theft.And in the midst of it all stands Lyra Vex, a cartographer with ink-stained hands and a mind sharp enough to redraw destiny itself.Beside her rises Kael, the heir who will not burn, and Serapha, a copper-scaled dragoness burdened by guilt and grace. Together, they must cross broken treaties and treacherous hearts—through flooded rivers, bone processions, and the shimmering skyroads where truth itself bends like molten glass.But the war for Drakemarch is not only fought with swords or flame.It is fought in the quiet spaces—between law and mercy, between truth and loyalty, between a human hand and a dragon’s breath.The Festival of Wrong Hours is more than a fantasy—it is a myth reborn in ink and emotion, a tale where dragons are not beasts to be slain but neighbors, rivals, and perhaps, finally, family.For readers of Naomi Novik, Robin Hobb, and Patrick Rothfuss, André T.D.V. Dutra delivers a sweeping saga of breathtaking imagery, fierce dialogue, and unforgettable characters.Step into Drakemarch.Hold the rope. Hear the bells.And discover a fantasy that refuses to obey the clockwork of the ordinary—a story that dares to ring its bells wrong until the world learns to listen. Read more