In an alternate London in 1923 one girl accidentally breaks the tenuous truce between dragons
and humans in this sweeping debut and epic retelling of Bletchley Park steeped in language
class and forbidden romance. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel . * New York Times
Bestseller * #1 International Bestseller * As Seen in Cosmo * Audible Most Anticipated
Audiobooks of 2025 * Indigo Best Books of 2025 * Dragons soar through the skies and protests
erupt on the streets but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules
get a summer internship studying dragon languages be smart be sweet and make sure her little
sister never ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon. By
midnight Viv has started a civil war. With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister
missing Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds she and her family
can all go home again. If she doesn’t they’ll all die. As Viv begins to discover the secrets
of a hidden dragon language she realizes that the fragile peace treaty that holds human and
dragon societies together is corrupt and the dangerous work Viv is doing could be the thread
that unravels it.
