Six months after defeating the Red Death, Hiccup feels there are still many problems between Vikings and dragons as well as many unanswered questions. Some answers will bring far bigger problems.

Hiccup didn't see the point in stopping Astrid as she ran off towards his village—towards his father—with his most desperately protected secret. He was leaving anyway. A coming-of-age tale. Deviates from movie. Borderline bromantic-comedy.

"And just beyond the last island of their archipelago, the isle perfectly situated due west, a black blur could be seen moving farther and farther away as she watched in perfect horror. He was already gone." A character study in three arcs.

Two years after his brush with Red Death, Hiccup's transformed life is about to transform again. Thrown into the middle of an ancient conflict, he will have to face Viking politics, enigmatic allies, and a terrifying new enemy out to destroy his world.