Silk & Steel Series Boxed Set

Books 1-3

By: Ariana Nash

Narrated by: Cornell Collins

Silk & Steel: Eroan, one of the last elven assassins, lives for one purpose: Kill the queen. He would have succeeded if not for her last line of defense: Prince Lysander. Why kill just the queen when he can kill them all? It would be simple, if not for the troubled and alluring dragon prince.

Iron & Fire: From his mother's cage to a human one, but Lysander's captors are the least of his concerns. Rumors of a monstrous bronze dragon ripple through human camps, a dragon tearing great holes in the world as though searching for something...or someone.

Amidst the greatest of elven victories, Eroan failed. But when rumors of the dragon prince's survival reach him, he must choose: Fight for his people or fight for the prince who nobody thought to save?

Blood & Ice: Lysander has never been free to choose his fate. That is about to change. Finally, he learns what it means to be emerald, but knowledge is power, and power whispers its seductive curse into the ear of a broken prince. But as the dragonkin rise under a new king, will Eroan and Lysander's boundless love save the world or destroy it forever?

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Ariana Nash (P)2021 Tantor

Great Gay Fantasy Fiction

I simply loved this series. The narrator was phenomenal. The storyline wasn't hard to follow and kept me on edge. Some strong themes adult themes and scenes but this is fantasy fiction.

Overall gods but needs more than just a “contains mature content” warning

I don’t normally like to leave comments but I do feel like people need to be warned. I like the queer enemy to lover vibe but was surprised by the heavy sexual assault and rape content, especially the detail it goes into. I don’t know if the print versions of these books have those kinds of warnings but the audio box set only has a mature warning which could quite literally mean anything. Other than that I did really like the character building, prospective shifts, and world building and though some plot points were kinda cliche, it was overall its own unique story. I do want people to be warned about the content though.

Gripping enemies to lovers

The story is captivating, I love the world building and especially the characters. There was a lot of love put into them and I especially liked that the author didn't stray from dark moments. I look forward to reading more from the author.

One of the best MM fantasy adventures I've read

I have to recommend this series. One of the best MM stories I've read from mainstream publishing.

Stubborn broken dragon prince meets equally stubborn elven assassin with massive chip in shoulder and too much pride to know when to stop. They attempt to kill each other but seem to just keep saving the other instead. SLOW burn, SPICEY chemistry that delivers, ANGSTY as hell, bloody VIOLENT, species/race wars, surprisingly flavored with touch of alternate history. Psyco bad guys want to literally and metaphorically fuck the world. Warning this is not for faint of heart, very rapey bad guys. Almost all threats of violence and rape are met and the author does not cut away from most of it. Much healing and therapy needed for every character introduced, they fight on wonderfully inspite of it all.

Characters, world building, story, and plot are all very solid. Exciting and well paced. The audio book VA is amazing but im also buying the paperbacks because I enjoyed this that much. It's not perfect but certainly exactly what I had hoped for.

Fabulous Dark Fantasy!

I wish I could read this again for the 1st time! Wonderful dark fantasy! There is quite a bit of SA, so check the trigger warnings. But the story is action packed and the love story between MMC's is so lovely.