Lodian history refers to left-handed people as demon-spawned, chaotic and dangerous, but orphaned eighteen-year-old Iren Saitosan, the kingdom's only known Left, considers that an exaggeration. Sure, he loves pulling pranks on the bigots of Haldessa Castle, but they're just harmless fun to get a little attention. When his stunt at a feast goes horribly wrong and nearly kills Lodia's charismatic Captain Amroth, however, Iren is forced to make a no-win choice. To avoid execution for his crime, he must join Amroth on a suicide mission to assassinate a bandit overlord. With only the captain's anti-Left subordinate and a sarcastic old hag for support, Iren and Amroth's task seems impossible. Then Iren stumbles upon a magic sealed inside his father's katana, one so devastating it once sank an entire continent. Fueled by the imprisoned spirit of a serpentine dragon, the magic could give the team a chance for success...if it doesn't consume Iren and transform him into a raging monster first. Making matters worse, the assassination mission itself provides cover for treason. Iren soon finds himself caught between competing loyalties as a former ally commences an insidious plan to avenge the Lefts, a vengeance one thousand years in the making. The Wings of Dragons follows Iren's journey as he struggles to discover his place in a world that despises him. Along the way, he encounters races and monsters inspired by Japanese mythology, from the forest-bound Kodamas to the nightmarish Yokai and Oni. Against a backdrop of friendship, betrayal, revenge, romance, and explosive magic, Iren must uncover the astonishing secrets of Lefts and dragons if he hopes to survive this epic fantasy adventure!