Nampeshiweisit
#2534.08 adjusted 4.08 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 2 books Status Ongoing 2023–present Reading commitment Low Moniquill Blackgoose Last reviewed 2026-08-26
Overview
Nampeshiweisit is an alternate-history fantasy series set in a version of colonial North America where dragons are real and the fate of nations turns on who can bond with one. Its protagonist is a member of the Anequs people whose bond with a dragon forces her into a colonial academy built to keep power away from people like her. The series draws directly on Indigenous American history, language and worldbuilding, reframing the familiar dragon-rider-school premise around colonialism rather than around it. In the opening novel, To Shape a Dragon's Breath (2023), Anequs bonds with the hatchling dragon Kasaqua and is forced to attend an Anglish-run dragon academy despite cultural prejudice, navigating assimilation and romance while uncovering how her people's traditional dances preserve knowledge essential to mastering dragoncraft; a sequel, To Ride a Rising Storm, followed in 2026. The debut won the 2023 Andre Norton Award and the 2024 Lodestar Award, and was a finalist for the British Fantasy, Compton Crook, Ignyte, and Locus Awards.
Historical fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (2 works) counts toward ranking
Nampeshiweisit Moniquill Blackgoose
| Work | Year | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | To Shape a Dragon's Breath | 2023 | core | 4.09 (14,073 ratings) |
 | To Ride a Rising Storm | 2026 | core | 4.05 (2,263 ratings) |
Ongoing series with further volumes planned.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Nampeshiweisit? Nampeshiweisit's Core Canon is 2 books.
- What is the reading order for Nampeshiweisit? Publication order, starting with To Shape a Dragon's Breath. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Nampeshiweisit finished? Ongoing (2023–present).
- How much reading does Nampeshiweisit take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 2 Core Canon books).
- How is Nampeshiweisit ranked? #253 in this site's official ranking, based on 16,336 reader ratings across 2 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #253?
Ranked #253 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.08 across 2 core books.
- A smaller readership (16,336 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 2 rated core books rate within 0.04 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #252, Tigana (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Highly rated · 2 books · Ongoing · 16k ratings · Ranks #253 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment historical fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
Publication order (2 Core Canon books)
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath (2023)
- To Ride a Rising Storm (2026)
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.08 across 16,336 ratings on 2 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Nampeshiweisit (Moniquill Blackgoose) accepted 2026-08-26
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Nampeshiweisit series bibliography (specialised series-tracking site) Tier 2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Shape_a_Dragon%27s_Breath
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26
Rule: Core Canon is every published volume; the series is ongoing with more planned.