In a world where winds are not mere breezes but ancient, sentient arbiters of destiny-shaping empires, toppling kings, and withholding the rains that sustain life-Prince Elarion Varyn is cast into exile after a brutal coup claims his father's throne. Fleeing through storm-lashed wilds, he awakens a forbidden alliance with the Great Zephyrs, those capricious elemental forces that once forged his bloodline from dust and fury. Armed with a glowing amulet of swirling runes, Elarion embarks on a perilous quest to reclaim the Stormcrown, only to unravel a web of intrigue deeper than meteorology's grasp.Teaming with Lirien, a rogue wind-weaver haunted by her own shadowed past, and haunted by whispers of a long-lost sister, Elarion navigates courts poisoned by betrayal, prophecies etched in lightning, and enemies both mortal and otherworldly-including the enigmatic sorceress Isolde, whose silken loyalties conceal cataclysmic secrets. As droughts ravage the land and gales turn feral, the prince must confront the true cost of power: will his pact with the winds unite a fracturing realm, or unleash a tempest that shatters it forever?When the Rain Refuses to Fall is a gripping dark epic fantasy of loyalty forged in thunder, forbidden magic's seductive hunger, and the storm-born heart of an empire on the brink. Perfect for fans of The Name of the Wind and The Lies of Locke Lamora, this tale of winds that whisper-and winds that devour-will leave you breathless in its swirling wake.