The Swarming Death (Books 1-3) - The Swarming Death Boxed Sets, #1

Humans think he's a freak, he just wants answers about his past... but answers are hard to find in a world that's slowly drifting into chaos. After witnessing as a child the death of his parents, burned alive by dragonfire, Veric seeks for answers about his past in a world of humans that slowly falls into chaos and war. This volume includes the first three novellas in the series: 1 - Of Dragon Bones and Ashen Tears: Veric finds his first lead in over twenty years.
To get an answer, he must retrieve a magic orb from a dark and dangerous place--but he would risk everything, even his own life, to get that answer! He ends up braving a storm, hungry orcs, visions, and a lunatic centaur... 2 - House of Wizardry: While seeking for more answers about his past, Veric is dragged into a rescue mission that takes him into a spell-filled house with doors that lead into strange places...
This story introduces two recurring characters: Veric's historian friend Raved, and the wily Devan. 3 - A Kingdom to Die For: While war brews, Veric helps catch a madman who runs an illicit army. An action-packed story, where Sandrin reveals a new side of her personality. These three stories are the foundation of the series, setting the mood and building up to future events. "The Swarming Death" is a series of 12 high fantasy novellas that veers progressively into epic.
Though it starts gentle, it grows in complexity and becomes darker with each new installment.