Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son Arrives in Paperback July 28
Ungurait House brings the expanded Legacy Edition of James Ungurait’s Southern fantasy adventure to paperback
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — July 28, 2026 — Ungurait House has officially released the paperback edition of Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son, the first novel in James Ungurait’s Phoenix Knight series, under its fantasy imprint, IRONWAKE.
Set against the historic backdrop of the University of Mississippi, Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son follows Phoenix as his arrival in Oxford draws him into a hidden world of ancient orders, dangerous trials, and secrets connected to his own identity.
What begins as a search for belonging soon becomes a fight for survival as Phoenix must confront forces operating beneath the university’s familiar halls and determine whether the truth about his past will save him or destroy everything he has begun to build.
The paperback features the expanded Legacy Edition of the novel, which includes five additional chapters, more than 15,000 words of new material, and a deeper exploration of the characters, mythology, and relationships that shape the series.
“Phoenix Knight was the story that started everything for me as an author,” said James Ungurait, founder and publisher of Ungurait House. “The Legacy Edition gave me the opportunity to return to that world with everything I had learned since the original release. This paperback makes that expanded story more accessible to readers and gives them the definitive place to begin the series.”
Blending fantasy, mystery, Southern history, and collegiate adventure, Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son explores identity, courage, family, and the complicated search for the place where a person truly belongs.
The paperback release comes as work continues on the second Phoenix Knight novel, which is nearing completion of its first draft. The next installment will expand the world introduced in The Lost Son and continue the search launched by the first novel’s final revelations.
Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son is available beginning July 28, 2026, through the Ungurait House online store and participating booksellers.
Readers who order directly from Ungurait House help support the independent editorial, design, production, and creative work behind the series.
About Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son
Phoenix arrives at the University of Mississippi hoping to begin a new life. Instead, he discovers an ancient organization operating within the university and a series of secrets tied to his family, his identity, and a power he does not yet understand.
To uncover the truth, Phoenix must survive a series of trials that test his wisdom, strength, and will. But the closer he comes to understanding who he is, the more dangerous the hidden world around him becomes.
About James Ungurait
James Ungurait is a Mississippi author and the founder of Ungurait House. His work explores identity, belonging, legacy, survival, and the forces that shape the stories people tell about themselves. He is the author of I’m the Same and the Phoenix Knight series.
About Ungurait House
Ungurait House is an independent publishing house committed to creating books with lasting emotional, artistic, and cultural value. Through its literary catalog and its fantasy imprint, IRONWAKE, the House publishes stories built with intention and designed to endure.
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