Imagine a world like nothing you have ever seen, a world where dragons are the dominant species. Not the dragons of folklore and fantasy, with human riders on their backs, weaponizing the mighty creatures. This is Nestrinda, where dragons have evolved from their primitive forms into intelligent, bipedal, human-like form—but with the strength, speed, and power of their ancestors. This is the world of MONADIKOS—THE STORY OF A DRAKE , an epic ( young adult) romantic fantasy novel complete at 76,000 words. Three species of dragons live on Nestrinda, three contentious factions: the soft scales, the most humanoid looking; the hard scales, noble and rule oriented; and the deadly, soulless rock scales. This world once knew peace, but greed, pride, and racism have changed this realm completely. A catastrophic event has affected everyone on Nestrinda, the rock scales most of all. Rock scales believe they are the real dragons, and all the other dragons are weak and unworthy of the name. They believe that Norahun, the elder dragon goddess, is their deity and no one else’s. The rock scales are vicious and deadly, and able to turn into their primitive form at will. They wage constant war on the other factions, and with their massive numbers, they wreak havoc on the world, killing or enslaving every creature on the planet. If they are not stopped, there will never be another elder dragon born, and the world will perish. There is but one hope for Nestrinda, the birth of a mysterious soft scale named Monadikos, whose name means “unique.” But will his arrival be in time to change the outcome for Nestrinda and its people