The Last Winged Crossing - Diane Kann

THE LAST WINGED CROSSING

What happens when the impossible is no longer something you can explain away?

When Callum Fraser arrives in a remote corner of the Scottish Highlands, he expects difficult terrain, harsh weather, and the familiar work of observation and measurement. Instead, he finds himself caught in something that challenges everything he understands about the natural world.

Stranded far from the life he knows, Callum is rescued by Eilidh, a formidable woman whose connection to the land-and to the creatures that inhabit it-runs deeper than science can easily explain. As Callum begins to recover, he discovers that the landscape holds secrets that have been passed quietly from one generation to another.

Beyond the hills are creatures that should not exist.

Dragons move through the mountains, ancient and elusive, while the people who live alongside them have learned that survival depends not on conquering the wild, but on understanding it. Callum’s scientific instincts lead him to observe, measure, and document what he sees. Eilidh teaches him something less easily recorded: that every living thing is part of something larger, and that knowledge forgotten can be as dangerous as knowledge ignored.

As the mystery deepens, Callum must confront questions that have no simple answers. Why have the creatures remained hidden? Why are they changing their patterns? And what happens when an ancient relationship between humans, animals, and the land begins to disappear?

The Last Winged Crossing is a richly atmospheric adult fantasy that blends scientific curiosity, Highland history, mystery, folklore, and the quiet power of human connection. It is a story about discovery, survival, stewardship, inherited knowledge, and the extraordinary things that can exist just beyond the boundaries of what we believe to be possible.

For readers who enjoy immersive landscapes, intelligent fantasy, slow-building mystery, dragons, and stories where wonder feels grounded in the natural world, The Last Winged Crossing offers a journey into a hidden world where the oldest stories may have been true all along.