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'A Language of Dragons' by S. F. Williamson

isbn 9780008753979

Published in the UK by Harper Fire, an imprint of Harper Collins Children's Books on 2nd Jan 2025

471 page Hardback

Unable to find a non-seller image of this, as it is a Waterstones exclusive edition, but the cover art used for several editions of this book (primarily navy, with a purple and orange dragon) should prove accurate

Desc:

London, 1923. 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 an internship studying dragon languages, and make sure her little sister never has to risk growing up Third Class. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.

With her parents arrested and her sister missing, all the safety Viv has worked for is collapsing around her. So when a lifeline is offered in the form of a mysterious ‘job’, she grabs it. Arriving at Bletchley Park, Viv discovers that she has been recruited as a codebreaker helping the war effort – if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.

At first Viv believes that her challenge, of discovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language, is doable. But the more she learns, the more she realises that the bubble she’s grown up in isn’t as safe as she thought, and eventually Viv must decide: What war is she really fighting?

Bumping

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