Matthew Petchinsky
When the northern lights turn an impossible sapphire blue, winter itself begins to disappear. Magic drains from frozen rivers, ancient forests, village hearths, and even Aurelvar, the legendary Yule Dragon who has guarded the season for centuries.Twelve-year-old Elian never expected to become part of an old winter prophecy, but when Aurelvar leaves him a golden scale and commands him to find the first Yule lantern, he is pulled into a journey across dying villages, forgotten mountains, and the mysterious Observatory of Ice. Together with his mother, the sharp-tongued owl Vessa, the fearless Mara, and Aurelvar himself, Elian discovers that the Sapphire Aurora is more than a beautiful disturbance in the sky. It is a doorway to a forgotten form of winter that existed before dragons brought balance to the seasons.As ancient beings return and the celestial currents begin to fracture, Elian and Aurelvar must decide whether saving winter means defeating the past-or finally making peace with it.The Yule Dragon and the Sapphire Aurora is a heartfelt fantasy of dragons, winter magic, courage, memory, belonging, and the light that survives when the world seems darkest.Above them, green and sapphire lights wait to become symbols of hope again.
