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Drazoen Heralds #1
Virtuoso
The survival of our universe depends on a music-loving librarian and a thousand year old alien.
He’s got wings, she’s got a flute.
What could go wrong?
This debut novel will take you on an adventure to the middle of the universe with humor, sci-fi and a little romance. For everyone who wished they could bring McCaffrey, Asimov, and Douglas Adams together in one story, dive into Virtuoso, Book 1 of the Drazoen Heralds series.
Humans learned they were anything but alone in the Universe on a Tuesday morning. Millennia of thinking themselves rulers of their solar system, shining examples of sublime evolution near perfected, gone in an instant. Not only were humans not the best species on offer, they barely cracked the top fifteen. Out of a possible sixteen.
In a universe where ancient prophecies can come true...
Djilbay jo Bikajo, seeker at your service. For a thousand years, he has scoured the stars in search of his herald, the one destined to awaken a primordial power long lost to time. His quest brings him to a Seattle bar where Katy Phelan, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary love of music, may hold the key to his mission. But how does he convince her to come with him, leave her planet, and travel millions of light years to wake a dragon?
Katy Phelan is 28, with a degree in music (a useless one, according to her family) and trying to figure out where to go with her life. A career as a librarian in Seattle doesn’t scream destiny to her, but what does she know? She just dreams of a debut playing first flute at the symphony. When Bay crashes into Katy’s mundane life, she learns dragons and ancient powers are real, aliens exist, and—oh yeah—dark forces want her dead. No big deal. Now, Katy must decide if she’s ready to leave her normal life behind and face off with intergalactic chaos, assassins, dragons, and a prophecy that demands she perform miracles.
Adventure, danger, and maybe waking up some gods? The universe is about to get wild.
He’s got wings, she’s got a flute.
What could go wrong?
This debut novel will take you on an adventure to the middle of the universe with humor, sci-fi and a little romance. For everyone who wished they could bring McCaffrey, Asimov, and Douglas Adams together in one story, dive into Virtuoso, Book 1 of the Drazoen Heralds series.
Humans learned they were anything but alone in the Universe on a Tuesday morning. Millennia of thinking themselves rulers of their solar system, shining examples of sublime evolution near perfected, gone in an instant. Not only were humans not the best species on offer, they barely cracked the top fifteen. Out of a possible sixteen.
In a universe where ancient prophecies can come true...
Djilbay jo Bikajo, seeker at your service. For a thousand years, he has scoured the stars in search of his herald, the one destined to awaken a primordial power long lost to time. His quest brings him to a Seattle bar where Katy Phelan, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary love of music, may hold the key to his mission. But how does he convince her to come with him, leave her planet, and travel millions of light years to wake a dragon?
Katy Phelan is 28, with a degree in music (a useless one, according to her family) and trying to figure out where to go with her life. A career as a librarian in Seattle doesn’t scream destiny to her, but what does she know? She just dreams of a debut playing first flute at the symphony. When Bay crashes into Katy’s mundane life, she learns dragons and ancient powers are real, aliens exist, and—oh yeah—dark forces want her dead. No big deal. Now, Katy must decide if she’s ready to leave her normal life behind and face off with intergalactic chaos, assassins, dragons, and a prophecy that demands she perform miracles.
Adventure, danger, and maybe waking up some gods? The universe is about to get wild.
324 pages, Hardcover
First published January 12, 2025
About the author
Jules Peacock
2 books1 followerJules resides in the incredible Pacific Northwest, faithful mini-Drazoen (usually asleep and snoring) at her side. She’s dreamed of these characters for half her life, and finally decided the people in her head deserved a jail break.
She always keeps her music and books travel-ready, for whenever she’s whisked off Earth for interstellar shenanigans.
Future books will take readers on adventures throughout the Universe.
She always keeps her music and books travel-ready, for whenever she’s whisked off Earth for interstellar shenanigans.
Future books will take readers on adventures throughout the Universe.
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February 15, 2026
I won this in a giveaway and that means I didn’t know really what I was getting myself into.
I’m not a big fan of the possibly purposefully quirky main character, who makes puns and bad silly jokes. I just need them to take themselves seriously.
If that’s your jazz, this is an interesting book. Lots of cosmic bureaucracy and long names for everything. Felt like we got too in the weeds sometimes, but maybe that was a part of the joke.
Also, the romance was… just like 0 to in love in sixty seconds. They acted like they kept getting ripped apart and then would see each other alone and then be naked the ENTIRE time (to be fair these were not lengthy or common scenes, just closed door stuff eventually) but they were like hanging out nearly the whole time… like you just were in meetings all day chill. Relax. You can bone later. I really liked them at first, but then it turned into this obsession with not a lot of deep understanding.
The story is unique and interesting. It’s fine. Read it or not.
I’m not a big fan of the possibly purposefully quirky main character, who makes puns and bad silly jokes. I just need them to take themselves seriously.
If that’s your jazz, this is an interesting book. Lots of cosmic bureaucracy and long names for everything. Felt like we got too in the weeds sometimes, but maybe that was a part of the joke.
Also, the romance was… just like 0 to in love in sixty seconds. They acted like they kept getting ripped apart and then would see each other alone and then be naked the ENTIRE time (to be fair these were not lengthy or common scenes, just closed door stuff eventually) but they were like hanging out nearly the whole time… like you just were in meetings all day chill. Relax. You can bone later. I really liked them at first, but then it turned into this obsession with not a lot of deep understanding.
The story is unique and interesting. It’s fine. Read it or not.
February 6, 2026
Humorous sci-fi romance! The banter is hilarious and keeps everything going. It’s a fun unique adventure.
October 3, 2025
I really enjoyed the Audible copy of Virtuoso that I won during a giveaway on StoryGraph. The world building of this epic fantasy was fabulous, with an incredible combination of new species and places in the universe. I’m really looking forward to the next installment and seeing where Katy’s adventure takes them.
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