A war of wyverns / S. F. Williamson.

By:

Williamson, S. F. (Stephanie F.) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Language of dragons ; 2.Publication details: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2026]Edition: First editionDescription: 362 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780063353862
0063353865

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F WIL

Summary: Who is Vivien Featherswallow? It's the question on the lips of every human and dragon in Britannia, and even she doesn't know the answer. Is she the Swallow, the face of the rebellion against the corrupt government and invading Bulgarian dragons? Is she a brasstongue, a translator on the cusp of discovering a new dragon language? Or is she just Viv, the girl who lost the love of her life after playing spy? Viv isn't sure, but she knows she has to fight back. Armed with a machine that allows her to listen to dragons' thoughts, a diary with the clues of a never-before translated dragon tongue, and her own need to avenge her lost love, Viv seeks out the elusive Hebridean Wyverns. If she can find them and convince them to join the war, the rebellion might have a chance. Viv will soon realize that while translation is a weapon, it might not help her on her journey to victory--or to finding herself.Summary: This fantasy novel follows Vivien Featherswallow, a linguist and reluctant revolutionary in a dragon-inhabited Britannia. As a rebellion rises against a corrupt government and invading dragons, Viv uses experimental technology and an undeciphered dragon language to seek an alliance with the elusive Hebridean Wyverns, confronting questions of identity, loss, and the limits of language as a tool of power.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	YA Fiction	Teen Spot	YA WIL	Available		36748002640565

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Rebellion happens in the shadows. In the sequel to the New York Times bestseller A Language of Dragons, language is the greatest weapon in a war between humans and dragons--and one translator has the power to change the world. Perfect for teen fans of Fourth Wing and Babel.

Who is Vivien Featherswallow?

It's the question on the lips of every human and dragon in Britannia, and even she doesn't know the answer. Is she the Swallow, the face of the rebellion against the corrupt government and invading Bulgarian dragons? Is she a brasstongue, a translator on the cusp of discovering a new dragon language? Or is she just Viv, the girl who lost the love of her life after playing spy?

Viv isn't sure, but she knows she has to fight back.

Armed with a machine that allows her to listen to dragons' thoughts, a diary with the clues of a never-before translated dragon tongue, and her own need to avenge her lost love, Viv seeks out the elusive Hebridean Wyverns. If she can find them and convince them to join the war, the rebellion might have a chance.

Viv will soon realize that while translation is a weapon, it might not help her on her journey to victory--or to finding herself.

The sequel to A Language of Dragons.

Who is Vivien Featherswallow? It's the question on the lips of every human and dragon in Britannia, and even she doesn't know the answer. Is she the Swallow, the face of the rebellion against the corrupt government and invading Bulgarian dragons? Is she a brasstongue, a translator on the cusp of discovering a new dragon language? Or is she just Viv, the girl who lost the love of her life after playing spy? Viv isn't sure, but she knows she has to fight back. Armed with a machine that allows her to listen to dragons' thoughts, a diary with the clues of a never-before translated dragon tongue, and her own need to avenge her lost love, Viv seeks out the elusive Hebridean Wyverns. If she can find them and convince them to join the war, the rebellion might have a chance. Viv will soon realize that while translation is a weapon, it might not help her on her journey to victory--or to finding herself.

This fantasy novel follows Vivien Featherswallow, a linguist and reluctant revolutionary in a dragon-inhabited Britannia. As a rebellion rises against a corrupt government and invading dragons, Viv uses experimental technology and an undeciphered dragon language to seek an alliance with the elusive Hebridean Wyverns, confronting questions of identity, loss, and the limits of language as a tool of power.

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Kirkus Book Review

The stakes are high as full-blown war pits dragon against human. In the series opener,A Language of Dragons (2025), set in a fantastical alternate 1923 London where dragons live alongside people, aspiring Draconic Translator Viven Featherswallow accidentally ignited a war. She landed at Bletchley Park, deciphering rebel dragon communications for a government she wasn't sure she could trust. In this second entry, Vivien has not only joined the resistance, she's become "London's most wanted rebel." Propelled by grief over a love she's lost, fear for a sister she hopes to keep safe, and skepticism toward her political leaders, Vivien tentatively sets out to crack a sacred, nearly untranslatable language. In the process, she immerses herself in the world of the distrustful Hebridean Wyverns, whose lives and culture may open her eyes to new ways of being. The secondary cast, including Vivien's love interest, are thinly characterized, and some plot elements feel derivative of other popular YA genre fiction works. But Vivien's changing understanding of translation as a tool for both communication and oppression remains compelling, and her fight to find her place in the world and the revolution forms the heartbeat of the book. Though comparisons to the popular dragon-rider romanceFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros are inevitable, readers who were drawn to the complex draconic politics of Rachel Hartman'sSeraphina may find more to sink their teeth into here. Characters largely read white. An uneven but ultimately gripping sequel. (author's note)(Historical fantasy. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.