A Language of Dragons
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- $229.00
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- $229.00
Descripción editorial
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.
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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.
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Having grown up in an alternate 1923 England defined by a tenuous peace that sees human and dragon relations tightly regulated, 17-year-old Vivien Featherswallow—a polyglot who speaks three human and six dragon languages—dreams of becoming a draconic translator. When her scholar parents are arrested on charges of subversion and civil disobedience, Vivien's impulsive reaction inadvertently sparks conflict between the government and rebel factions. She is presented the opportunity to earn her family's freedom by joining a secret government project to crack certain draconic secrets, such as their ability to communicate via echolocation, at Bletchley Park. There Vivien unexpectedly reunites with an estranged friend and tentatively connects with fellow recruits. But as war rages on, secrets are revealed, alliances are tested, and boundaries are pushed, forcing Vivien to choose between duty and familial loyalty. Debut author Williamson's alternate history adventure mixes fantasy with reality, reimagining WWII codebreaking as a magical and enigmatic institution. Friendship, romance, and the intricacies of linguistics and militant espionage infused with a dystopian vibe and a heavy dose of dragons wrap up this sweeping epic of treachery, desperation, and ambition. Vivien is of Bulgarian and English descent. Ages 13–up.
