The shining city of Cimerenden has reigned over the continent for thousands of years. But one man envisions a future where the dragon is tamed and used for war. In the Valley of the Smoke Breathers, a spark ignites. The Dragon Wars arise, and Cimerenden is poised to fall. Dragons swarm the skies. The Dragon Queen rides. The shining city burns. The Taming and the Betrayal is a prequel novella set hundreds of years before the events in Through Blood and Dragons-book one in The Forged and The Fallen series.