Book profile
The Serpent & the Wings of Night
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2022
- Spice
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This dark romantasy follows Oraya, a human adopted into a vampire royal dynasty, as she enters a deadly goddess-run tournament to escape a life of prey. Forced into a tense alliance with her rival Raihn—a ruthless vampire enemy to her father’s crown—she navigates vicious tournament competition, brewing war for her house, and a high-stakes forbidden attraction that could be her undoing, blending tournament stakes, court intrigue, enemies-to-lovers tension, and dark romantic angst.
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Book 1 of 5 in Crowns of Nyaxia — see the full reading order →
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- Court Intrigue: “War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home.” source
- Dark Romance: “Filled with heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.” source
- Forbidden Love: “their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.” source
- Forced Proximity: “To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.” source
- Rivals to Lovers: “He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.” source
- Strong Heroine: “The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her.” source
- Tournament: “Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.” source
- Vampire Romance: “He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.” source
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