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The Dragon Heart Legacy

by Nora Roberts

The Dragon Heart Legacy series by Nora Roberts has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Awakening (2020).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2020
Status
completed
Shelved under
Fantasy
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Start here: The Awakening (2020) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Awakening

The Awakening (2020)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Awakening

    Novel

    Nora Roberts opened The Dragon Heart Legacy in 2020 with The Awakening, in which ordinary Philadelphia woman Breen Siobhan Kelly discovers an inherited fortune leads her through a hidden Irish portal into Talamh, where she learns she is witch, fae and descended from a god.

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  2. The Becoming

    Novel

    The Becoming (2021) picks up immediately after The Awakening, running 464 pages as Breen -- joined by her best friend Marco, who followed her through the portal -- deepens her magical training while her grandfather Odran's forces gather.

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  3. The Choice

    Novel

    Nora Roberts closed the trilogy with The Choice in 2022, resolving the aftermath of Talamh's climactic battle as Breen completes her training under her grandmother Marg and decides which world she ultimately belongs to.

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About The Dragon Heart Legacy

The Dragon Heart Legacy is Nora Roberts' full commitment to epic secondary-world fantasy, following Breen Siobhan Kelly, an ordinary Philadelphia woman who discovers her estranged father left her a fortune -- and a bloodline she never knew about. In The Awakening, Breen uses the money to travel to Ireland, where she finds a hidden portal into Talamh, a magical realm of witches, faeries and gods that split from the human world centuries ago to protect its magic. There she learns she is Wise (a witch), Sidhe (fae) and descended from a god, awakens dormant powers of her own, and is swept into Talamh's long war against her own grandfather, the exiled dark god Odran. The Becoming picks up immediately after, as Breen -- joined by her best friend Marco, who leapt through the portal after her -- deepens her training and her ties to Talamh while Odran's forces gather for a final assault. The Choice concludes the trilogy in the aftermath of that battle, as Breen balances her double life between modern Ireland and Talamh, completes her training in advanced magic under her grandmother Marg, and faces the decisions that will determine which world she ultimately belongs to.

Unlike Roberts' romantic-suspense standalones, this is a continuous, plot-driven fantasy saga -- one story told across three books, complete with dragons, a coming-of-age arc, and a slow-building romance alongside the world-building.

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read The Dragon Heart Legacy in?

Publication order: The Awakening, The Becoming, The Choice. It's one continuous story, not three standalone novels, so reading out of order will be confusing.

What is Talamh in The Dragon Heart Legacy?

Talamh is the hidden magical realm -- home to witches, faeries and gods -- that Breen Kelly discovers through a portal in Ireland. It split from the human world generations ago to protect its magic.

Is The Dragon Heart Legacy connected to Nora Roberts' Circle Trilogy or Chronicles of the One?

No. It shares a similar epic-fantasy register and Roberts' interest in built-out magic systems, but it's an entirely separate story with its own world and characters.

Does The Dragon Heart Legacy have romance in it?

Yes, a romance develops for Breen alongside the trilogy's central fantasy plot, but the series is driven primarily by Breen's training, her heritage, and Talamh's war against the god Odran rather than by the romance alone.

Is The Dragon Heart Legacy complete?

Yes, it's a finished trilogy -- The Awakening (2020), The Becoming (2021) and The Choice (2022) tell one complete story with no further installments announced.

How many books are in the The Dragon Heart Legacy series?

3: The Awakening (2020), The Becoming (2021), and The Choice (2022).

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