The Omehi people have a caste system and Tau Solarin was born at the bottom of it. That makes him a lesser just like his father. The bad news for lessers is that the Omehi have been fighting an unwinnable war for hundreds of years and the lessers are front line fodder in that conflict. However, Tau has a plan. He is not a violent person, but he is a determined one, so he is willing to go to great lengths to live his full life. When he comes of age, and it is time for his testing, he plans to purposely sustain a permanent injury to keep him out of the war. Better to be maimed than to die early in the war. Tau is young man with the determination to make such a sacrifice; however, he never gets the chance. Before his testing day arrives, those closest to him, including his father, are brutally murdered by a few members of the noble class. Nobles are bigger, stronger, and better trained than lessers so his father never had a chance. Tau's rage knows no bounds and he decides to twist his determination into a new plan. Become the greatest warrior his people have ever known, and then kill the nobles responsible for the death of his father. Of course, Tau is still a lesser and determination alone is not enough to overcome the odds stacked against him...

This is a fantasy world where demons and dragons are real, so the magic system is based around those facts. One in every 3000 Omehi females are born gifted, which means they can travel to the spirit realm, shroud themselves from the demons there, and channel power back to the real world. Most use this power to enrage the best noble fighters, making them bigger, stronger, and more powerful in battle. The recipient of an enraging must have noble blood in their veins to be enraged so Omehi society is structured around that fact. Young females are tested to see if they are gifted and young noble males are trained to fight, with the best of the best being named the Queen's champion. Some of the gifted are also strong enough to control Dragons, which is the only reason the Omehi have not lost their war yet, as it is a weapon without equal.

The fantasy world in The Rage of Dragons is based on African culture and at first I found it difficult to keep all of the strange names and titles sorted out. However, that did change and then I quite enjoyed the uniqueness of the setting. In particular, I grew to really like the Omehi language and the slurs used by the characters, and it reminded me of how the Belter language in The Expanse series really helped to make the society feel real. The tale of revenge itself isn't all that unique, but it is the world building that allows this book to carve out a niche in a crowded genre. Tau is single minded in his desire for revenge, and bad things are constantly happening every step of the way, so don't expect  sunshine and rainbows here. That didn;t bother me and I do love a good tale of revenge, so this one was a real winner for me. 

Prentice Onayemi narrates the audiobook and he is the perfect narrator for all the African-like names and titles used throughout the story. He really brings it to life and makes listening a great option.