A historical fantasy novel in World War I: a world where dragons hold power over Europe, where the Church is allied with the winged reptiles, where the people rise up with the new technology of flight.

RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2026.
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When Germania revolts against the dragons that rule Europe, Lt. Johann Fischer joins the attack on the Citadel in his Fokker triplane. The fierce war begins on that day, but the dragons and their allied Papal States wield an considerable power. Johann battles for his life, his secret lover, Emil, and the freedom of his people.

Kendensei, a Scale Guard of the Citadel, is sent to Germania as a spy, where she infiltrates Johann’s family as Gretchen, their live-in maid and cook.

As the inept Pope pressures the Kaiser of Germania to abandon his vainglorious war, Cardinal Lanzo Cellucci seeks the throne of Saint Peter for himself, by whatever means at his disposal.

Skies of Fire and Smoke is an alternate historical fantasy of brutal warfare, savage aerial battles and characters consumed in war and resistance.