Lily Drake
Lili Drake is a contemporary author whose work brings together imaginative storytelling, scientific research, and engineering thinking. Her novels are distinguished by their analytical depth, internal consistency, and meticulous attention to detail, creating fictional worlds that feel authentic, coherent, and governed by their own natural laws.
Lili Drake is the author of the dark fantasy saga The Age of Dragons. Awake, My Hero. Two books in the series have been published to date, with the story continuing to unfold. The saga is available in both print and digital editions and has been translated into several languages, gradually reaching readers around the world.
Alongside her literary career, Lili Drake has an extensive background in science and engineering. Her academic work spans criminology, sociology, conflict studies, management, and information technology. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles, university curricula, and academic monographs. Among her most notable works is Crime as a System: An Attempt at Critical Analysis, published in 2006, which examines crime as a complex social phenomenon.
Her professional experience in information technology has also shaped her creative approach. The world of The Age of Dragons was never intended to serve merely as a backdrop for the story. Instead, it was conceived as a comprehensive model of a possible future, where society, technology, nature, emerging forms of life, and the characters themselves are all connected through a unified internal logic. Many of the technological concepts described throughout the saga are grounded in real engineering principles and could be developed as independent technical projects.
Some of the ideas and scenarios presented in the saga later found unexpected parallels in real-world events that unfolded after the books had already been written. Predicting the future was never the author's intention. Rather, the series represents an exploration of the patterns that shape society, technology, and human nature—allowing certain fictional concepts to resonate with reality in surprising ways over time.
Lili Drake rarely speaks about herself. She prefers to keep the focus on the world she has created, its characters, the choices they face, the challenges they overcome, and the journeys they undertake. For this reason, this website is dedicated primarily to the universe of The Age of Dragons—a place where readers can explore its characters, worldbuilding, technologies, history, creatures, and many of the details that are revealed only gradually throughout the novels.
The saga continues to grow. With each new book, the universe of The Age of Dragons expands while remaining true to the principle that defines Lili Drake's work: even the boldest imagination becomes convincing when it is built upon knowledge, logic, and a profound understanding of human nature.
She is the Keeper of Words.
Open a book, and you are no longer just a reader.
— Lily Drake
