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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.

Customer Reviews (4.9 / 5 · 20 reviews)

Hazel ★★★★★

The world-building is so immersive that I found myself thinking about the dragon language system days after finishing. The blend of code-breaking and the alternate 1923 setting kept me hooked right up to the final chapter.

Daniel ★★★★★

I was skeptical of the alternate-history setup, but the way it weaves language and class into the 1923 dragon truce kept me turning pages. The Bletchley Park retelling angle is clever, and the pacing builds perfectly to the accidental break that sets everything off.

Benjamin ★★★★★

The pacing of the alternate 1923 London setting pulled me in from the first chapter, and the way language itself becomes a weapon alongside the dragon truce felt genuinely fresh. I finished it in two sittings, which I haven't done in months.