Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
- Published : 03 May 2022
- Pages : 336
- ISBN-10 : 1338214551
- ISBN-13 : 9781338214550
- Language : English
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, Book 14)
The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues!
A wall can't protect them anymore . . .
Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong.
It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified dragons arrives on her shore, looking for asylum.
The foreigners are completely strange and, Snowfall is certain, utterly untrustworthy. But as she escorts the miserable new tribes out of her kingdom, Snowfall is forced to reconsider her plan. Maybe she can only keep her tribe safe . . . if she's willing to risk everything.
A wall can't protect them anymore . . .
Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong.
It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified dragons arrives on her shore, looking for asylum.
The foreigners are completely strange and, Snowfall is certain, utterly untrustworthy. But as she escorts the miserable new tribes out of her kingdom, Snowfall is forced to reconsider her plan. Maybe she can only keep her tribe safe . . . if she's willing to risk everything.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for The Lost Heir (Wings of Fire, Book Two):
"[A] perfect adventure for young fantasy fans to sink their teeth into." -- School Library Journal
Praise for The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One):
"Dramatic battle scenes, double-crosses, and one seriously deranged queen makes Wings of Fire a series that should have broad appeal for middle-grade fantasy fans." -- Booklist
"Fast-paced and detailed, this first installment in a new adventure series is entertaining." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Readers of all ages will be enchanted by the humanistic storyline and the page-turning excitement." -- Library Media Connection
"A thrilling new series for dragon-lovers." -- Austin Family
"[A] perfect adventure for young fantasy fans to sink their teeth into." -- School Library Journal
Praise for The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, Book One):
"Dramatic battle scenes, double-crosses, and one seriously deranged queen makes Wings of Fire a series that should have broad appeal for middle-grade fantasy fans." -- Booklist
"Fast-paced and detailed, this first installment in a new adventure series is entertaining." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Readers of all ages will be enchanted by the humanistic storyline and the page-turning excitement." -- Library Media Connection
"A thrilling new series for dragon-lovers." -- Austin Family
Readers Top Reviews
S. MalikRachael A
*Spoilers!!! this book is definetly the best book of the series Snowfall has So So SO much character development from the gift of vision its so amazing to see her go from grumpy and paranoid to confident and a good queen. i think the gift of vision was an incredibly beautifuly crafted and original way to make her a temporary telepath/empath. i find it a good finale to find out the whole story of Boa and her mother it was truly everything i excpected of this book. and then at the very end how it ended with snowfall learning why her mother had chosen her to be queen was just so overwhelmingly joyful. i get kind of sappy when i read my favorite series so i started to cry. anyway all in all this book exceeds everything i thought it would be and i completly recommend this book to all ages. i cant wait for the next book i bet the POV is going to be bullfrog sky or pineapple
RandyGF8848S. Mal
OKAY IM GOING TP MAKE A FOLLOW UP REVIEW ON THIS BUT IM SO EXCITED ITS GOING TO BE INSANE
RandyGF8848S.
Many reviews under other books of the wings of fire series have complaints of book arriving damaged but this one came perfectly new. All of the dust jacket was comepletely flat with no rips or tears or even any faint scratches. The hardcover book itself also came with no marks . All of the pages were printed very brightly and aligned correctly. I've seen on other amazon book reviews that the covers sometimes feel and look different then one that is from a book store. THe copy of the dangerous gift is comepletely legible in comparison to the other 3 hardcover wings of fire books I own. Certainly the same matierial. That is the quality of my copy of the book The plot itself, while I am going to resist explaining thoroughly, was extremely hooking. In my opinion the plot wasn't as hooking as the other books of the arc but it was definitely a good read. There are plot twists an characters that were very suprising. Important to note: This book is a part of a series so before reading this one you will have to read all of the other ones to make sense. Obvious but important. Overall worth the wait of 1 year for this book and I am extremely pleased with amazon's quick preorder shipping as I recieved the book the day of release. The book lives up to the standards of the other books.
Matt BurtonMatt B
Another phenomenal entry in the series. I just finished reading it last night, and no, I didn’t cry afterwards because of how epic this book was, I cried because I was so happy I finished the book. The characters that we love. Check. The story that we need. Check. Tie ins to the other books. Double check. The point I’m trying to convey is, it is the book we have been waiting for. Snowfall evolves in the book, from being a spoiled, self centered, paranoid queen, to a dragon who will fight for what’s right. It’s certainly better than the Lost Contident, which did bore me a bit, but looking back, it was story building. It’s just Blue seemed unrelatable. I don’t know if this is better than the Hive Queen or The Poision Jungle, though, because those were sort of unbeatable. The Hive Queen is on my top five. I would only suggest reading this if you’ve read every other book because it has tie ins to just about every single one. Including Wren and Sky from Dragonslayer, Cricket, Sundew, Willow, Blue and Swordtail from the rest of the third arc, Darkstalker is referenced a lot, Winter, Moon, and Quilbi make an appearance, and that’s just a few of the tie ins. Each and every book in the Wings of Fire series evolves the series, whereas I feel that this one took a step back and decided to evolve both the characters and the series.