The most exciting debut of 2025 – an incredible Dark Academia fantasy, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy.
Every fire starts with a unique spark.
Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons. London, 1923. Dragons fly in the skies and protests break out in the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow is not worried. She will follow the rules, secure an internship in dragon studies, and ensure her little sister doesn't have to risk growing up third class. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.
With her parents imprisoned and her sister missing, all the security she has worked for crumbles around her. So, when she is offered salvation in the form of a mysterious "job", she seizes it. Arriving at Bletchley Park, Viv discovers she has been hired as a codebreaker to aid the war effort – if she succeeds, she and her family can return home. If she fails, they all will die.
At first, Viv believes that the challenge of uncovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language is achievable. But the more she learns, the more she understands that the bubble she has grown up in is not as safe as she thought, and ultimately Viv must decide: Which war is she really fighting?
An epic, extensive fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia atmosphere, a hidden, slow-burning romantic story of enemies turned lovers, and an irresistible tale full of twists, betrayals, and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the must-read debut of 2025, from an exceptional new voice.
Pages: 480, Dimensions: 15.9x15.9cm
