Deep World Fire - Deep World Saga, #1

In the Twin Kingdoms, the Southern King declares war against his twin brother in the North to claim back what he believes is his by birthright. The Southern King's oldest son sets out to create a new, better world for his father where magic and religion reigns, and any who resist are cleansed in the fire. ASH, a shargru, is considered a lowly creature, not much better then a dog, but despite great personal doubt, he sets out to lead his family to safety and escape the cruelty of the humans that enslave his race.
CAZON, a half demon child finds himself no longer welcome in the only home he has ever known. Attacked and outcast from the dwindling and suffering settlement he was raised in, he sets out across the stark wastes of the desert in the hope the he will find a place where he belongs. Forced to follow his older brother which he detests, PRINCE SERION finds himself on the perilous road to war, having to fight against his own uncle for his father, the Southern King, who wishes to claim the Twin Kingdoms through magic, religion and fire.
Whether by coincidence or divine intervention, their paths meet and are tragically entangled as they try and find their destiny in the deep world.