Here Be Dragons: Book 1 of the Emergence Series

Earth’s history diverged long ago—less iron, more water, a single continent cradled by endless ocean. For millennia, humanity believed itself alone until satellites revealed two distant lands. A daring expedition sets out, but disaster strikes, leaving only Dr. Alexander Pryce alive on the shores of an alien continent. Stranded and desperate, Pryce struggles to complete his mission—until he encounters a dragon. Not a myth, but a sapient, curious creature, as wary of him as he is of it. Communication is slow, fraught with misunderstanding, yet Pryce has no choice: he is humanity’s sole ambassador, and every word, every gesture, could mean peace or annihilation. As trust flickers between them, Pryce realizes the dragons are watching, waiting to judge whether his species is worth saving—or erasing. The fate of two civilizations rests on one man’s ability to prove humanity deserves a place in a world that never expected them.