A Language of Dragons
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A Language of Dragons
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Narrated by:
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Kristin Atherton
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By:
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S. F. Williamson
About this listen
The most exciting debut of 2025 – an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy
EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK.
Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons.
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?
An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the unmissable debut of 2025, from an extraordinary new voice.
A Language of Dragons was Children's #1 bestseller in the TCM chart on 07 January 2025.
©2025 S. F. Williamson (P)2025 HarperCollins PublishersCritic Reviews
“Burning with dragon fire and the flames of revolution, A Language of Dragons is compulsive and brimming with intelligence. This is dark academia with a thrilling twist … A historical YA fantasy that is uniquely compelling.” – Rachel Greenlaw, author of Compass and Blade
“Hugely gripping and wildly enjoyable, A Language of Dragons sinks its talons into you from the very first page and doesn't let go until its heart-stopping conclusion. This is the dark academia dragon book my heart was yearning for, and a must-read for fantasy fans everywhere.” – Aisling Fowler, author of Fireborn
“Dragons meet dark academia in this spellbinding fantasy about forbidden love, tested loyalty, and the art of translation. I was captivated from start to finish!” – Lauryn Hamilton Murray, author of Heir of Storms
"A gripping dark academia fantasy … I absolutely loved the unique premise of this book! While there are many great dragon books out there these days, this one stood out to me as a really interesting and different take.” – Cosmopolitan
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- Mowat88
- 16-02-2025
An amazing book
This is such an incredible story, the premise is fantastic and the execution was excellent. The character development was believable well paced.
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- Kristina
- 11-01-2025
Captivating story
A refreshing new spin with a captivating storyline. The main characters are based on those educated rather than gifted for a change. I await the continuation of this story.
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- Scarlette Josie
- 21-02-2025
Frustrating
I'm not sure where to begin with reviewing A Language of Dragons because the majority of the book was quite good and I was really invested, but then towards the end I lost all interest. For the most part the writing was really lovely, but by the 70 to 80% mark I was just so ready for the book to done.
As someone who has always loved learning languages, and who has recently taken up learning another language, I found the concept of learning the languages of dragons to be exciting—if dragons were real I'm sure I'd find myself drawn to such an area of study too—and for most of this book I did find it exciting. But as the plot progressed I found myself more and more annoyed at what Vivian was doing, and I just couldn't remain in that headspace anymore.
I think that's the problem with this book. I could understand why Viv was doing what she was doing, but it was frustrating to read about to the point that I could easily have finished the book in one final sitting yesterday, but I had to put it down and walk away for twenty-odd hours because I was just fed up. I could relate to Viv, but it wasn't satisfying to read about. Her every decision was aggravating.
I honestly don't know whether this book is a stand-alone or not, but I'll be treating it as such. I have no desire to read about what happens to the characters from the end of the book onwards because I just didn't really like any of them. The best character was Chumana and she's literally a pink dragon. I doubt we'd ever get her POV.
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