Call of the Dragon Books in Order

The Call of the Dragon series is Natasha Bowen's move from mermaids to dragons, but it keeps the same interest in myth, belief, and girls pushed into impossible choices. The story is set in the Kingdom of Kwa, where two dragon gods have long protected the land and kept an ancient darkness in check. That balance is the heart of the series, and once it breaks, everything else starts to crack with it.

At the center is Moremi, a young woman who does not begin the story feeling like a chosen hero. She has grown up close to ritual, expectation, and old stories, yet she is still trying to work out where she fits inside them. When she becomes mysteriously linked to both dragon gods, something that should not be possible, she is pulled from ordinary worries into a fight over the future of her kingdom.

Then the world she knows gives way.

A king's attempt to seize divine power leaves the dragons wounded and releases shadowy forces that had been held back for generations. Old tales of monsters stop feeling like warnings and start turning up in the road ahead. That gives the series its ongoing drive: Moremi has to help restore the dragons and face what has been unleashed before fear, violence, and ruin swallow Kwa.

The setting matters a lot here. Bowen makes Kwa feel shaped by worship, ceremony, sacred history, and the uneasy link between rulers and the divine. Mountains, temples, open sky, and the wider kingdom all matter to the story, and the magic never feels decorative. It carries spiritual and political weight, which means every choice has consequences beyond one person.

Moremi's relationships add another layer of tension. Her bond with her childhood friend Nox and her uneasy connection with Prince Jagun keep loyalty from feeling simple, especially once the kingdom starts to fracture. The cast around her includes people trying to protect old ways, people tempted by power, and people simply trying to survive the fallout, which helps the series feel wider than one girl's quest.

The tone is adventurous and high-stakes, but the series also makes room for questions about faith, leadership, survival, and who gets asked to carry a broken world. If you like fantasies where divine power shapes everyday life and the central quest has both emotional and political weight, this is a strong place to start.