Fourth Wing

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was born for the quiet sanctuary of the Scribe Quadrant, a life spent among ancient scrolls and dusty histories. But her mother, the commanding general and a woman as cold as she is powerful, has other plans. By military decree, Violet is forced to join the candidates vying for a spot in the elite of Navarre: the Dragon Riders.

At Basgiath War College, the stakes aren't just high; they’re lethal. Violet is smaller than her peers, her body brittle and prone to injury, and in this world, dragons don’t bond to the fragile, they incinerate them. With more cadets than available dragons, the competition is predatory. Half the quadrant wants to kill Violet to eliminate the competition; the other half wants her dead simply because of her mother’s bloodline.

Leading the pack of enemies is Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Quadrant, who has every reason to want a Sorrengail eliminated. Violet will have to rely on her wits, her iron will, and her ability to survive the impossible just to see the next sunrise.

But as the war beyond the college walls turns tides and the kingdom’s magical wards begin to fail, Violet suspects that the leadership of Navarre is guarding a secret far more dangerous than the dragons themselves. In a school where every friend has an agenda and every sunset could be your last, Violet is about to learn the golden rule of Basgiath: graduate or die.