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| Cover artist | Joy Ang |
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| Published | March 3, 2020 |
| Page count | 512 |
| ISBN | 9781338214604 (hardcover) 9781338214611 (paperback) |
Dragonslayer is the second Legends book which follows three human protagonists: Wren, Ivy, and Leaf.
Summary
This special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars back in time to give readers a glimpse of Pyrrhia through new eyes.
In the shadow of wings ... humans fight for survival.
Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved lord of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago.
Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one.
Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend, a small, wonderful mountain dragon named Sky, and they don't need anyone else.
In a world of dragons, the humans who scramble around underfoot are easy to overlook. But Ivy, Leaf, and Wren will each cross paths with dragons in ways that could shape the destiny of both species. Is a new future possible for all of them . . . one in which humans can look to the skies with hope instead of fear?
Plot
Prologue
Two decades ago, Stone and Rose secretly helped Heath steal Queen Oasis's treasure to gain wealth and power. While Stone and Heath waited outside, Rose re-entered for more loot. Stone argued treasure wouldn’t bring power, but Heath disagreed. Rose emerged, and they began to escape, but Oasis caught them. In the fight, Oasis burned Heath, but Stone killed her with a spear to her eye. Heath took her tail barb as proof. Noticing Rose missing, Stone worried, but Heath urged flight as SandWings approached. They fled with the treasure and barb, Stone still anxious about Rose.
Part One
Seven-year-old Wren was unknowingly prepared by her parents for a sacrifice orchestrated by the dragonmancers. She discovered their plan when they took her through a forest to a river near Talisman. Wren resisted, but the dragonmancers tied her to a stone slab by the river. She freed herself and reflected on the betrayals she faced in Talisman. Encountering a dying dragonet tangled in a bush, Wren freed him out of pity and reassured him, calming herself too. A rust-colored dragon with a burned cheek flew by, and Wren hid with the dragonet, who feared it. After Kestrel left, Wren named the dragonet Sky. Feeling safe with him, she distrusted humans but believed they were unstoppable together.
After Wren’s disappearance, Leaf argued with his parents about the dragonmancers’ failure to save her. His sister Rowan mentioned the Dragonslayer, a figure their parents dismissed as a myth. Rowan shared tales of the Dragonslayer’s deeds, inspiring Leaf to aspire to become one, despite parental disapproval.
As a child, Ivy asked her mother why her father, Heath, was famous. Her mother confirmed his fame but dodged questions about his “Dragonstaring” and Uncle Stone’s anger at the Dragonslayer. Other children avoided sleepovers at Ivy’s, fearing Heath’s dragon tail barb. At six, Ivy grew skeptical of her father’s tales. Her friends Violet and Daffodil invited her to join their secret club, The Truth Seekers.
Wren and Sky began learning each other’s languages, starting with “snail” in dragon, Sky’s obsession. They saw the dragonets of destiny playing in a mountain hideout. Sky’s sadness, Wren later realized, stemmed from his inability to breathe fire, unique to him. Wren vowed to protect him.
Leaf, inspired by Rowan, trained to become a Dragonslayer. They speculated about six dragon types. With Rowan’s friend Grove and a boy named Butterfly, they took shelter from dragons.
When Violet and Daffodil visited, Ivy’s mother tried to excuse her from joining them, but Ivy insisted she was free. Surprised The Truth Seekers endured, Ivy impressed them with her dragon drawings and expressed her desire to become a Wingwatcher. The group debunked Heath’s latest palace journey. On a Truth Seekers mission, Ivy ventured outside, claiming to deliver a potato to her father. She described the vibrant outdoors but hid with Wingwatcher Foxglove from a black dragon. Foxglove made Ivy promise not to go out alone.
Wren found a safe valley for her and Sky. Needing supplies, she planned to visit the Indestructible City but convinced Sky to stay behind. At the city, she learned the Invincible Lord sought the Dragonslayer for an alliance, admitting only one family of six. Encountering Undauntable and his cat, Wren traded a silver earring for Sky’s shed scale, claiming she found it in a swamp to mislead him. She returned to Sky with supplies.
Leaf received a dragonmancer invitation, pleasing his parents but amusing Rowan. Training secretly, he grew stronger, unnoticed by others. Assigned to Master Trout, who resented him, Leaf thought Trout suited a tarantula better. Cranberry, Mushroom, and Thyme appeared.
Ivy became a Wingwatcher, attending the welcome ceremony with Violet and Daffodil. They discussed conspiracies until the Dragonslayer appeared. Foxglove warned Ivy against Chipmunk, who avoided dragons. Ivy pondered a possible revolution against her father.