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Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8)

Series: Wings of Fire
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Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8) centres around the character Peril, who has been fiercely loyal to Queen Scarlet, using her lethal firescales to eliminate numerous dragons in the SkyWing arena. Her allegiance has since shifted to Clay, the only dragonet who has shown her friendship.... Read More
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Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire #8) centres around the character Peril, who has been fiercely loyal to Queen Scarlet, using her lethal firescales to eliminate numerous dragons in the SkyWing arena. Her allegiance has since shifted to Clay, the only dragonet who has shown her friendship.

With Scarlet threatening Jade Mountain Academy, Peril embarks on a mission to seek out her former queen, determined to thwart her plans and protect the academy at all costs. However, this journey is complicated by the unexpected accompaniment of a persistently insistent SeaWing named Turtle. Concerned about his own friends who set out ahead to confront Scarlet and have not yet returned, Turtle insists on joining Peril.

Peril struggles with the fear that she might inadvertentlyβ€”or deliberately, out of frustrationβ€”incinerate Turtle, as she grapples with her volatile nature and bothersome tendency to misspeak or misstep. Bound by her infernal firescales and haunted by her reputation as the most dangerous dragon in Pyrrhia, she finds herself at a crossroad when presented with an opportunity to transform her life for a fresh start.

Faced with this pivotal choice, Peril must determine her true loyalties and reflect on whether her own identity and scales are indeed worth preserving.

Series: Wings of Fire

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780545685450

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Tui T. Sutherland is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Wings of Fire series, the Menagerie trilogy, and the Pet Trouble series, as well as a contributing author to the bestselling Spirit Animals and Seekers series (as part of the Erin Hunter team). In 2009, she was a two-day champion on Jeopardy! She lives in Massachusetts with her wonderful husband, two awesome sons, and two very patient dogs. To learn more about Tui's books, visit her online at tuibooks.com.

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