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Fourth Wing is a new adult fantasy romance novel written by the American author Rebecca Yarros. It is the first book in the Empyrean series, following the journey of Violet Sorrengail, who is forced by her mother, General Sorrengail, to join the Basgiath War College and become a dragon rider in the kingdom of Navarre. Even though she has been trained her entire life to enter the Scribe Quadrant, Violet must endure deadly quests and competitions that push her to her limits while trying to avoid being killed by one of the most powerful riders in the quadrant, Xaden Riorson.
The book was published in the United States on May 2, 2023, by Red Tower Book, an imprint of Entangled Publishing. Its viral success within TikTok’s reader community, BookTok, significantly contributed to its No. 1 ranking on The New York Times bestseller list. It won The International Book of the Year 2024 at the annual TikTok Book Awards. The book sold over 2.7 million copies in its first week and has been translated into approximately 30 languages.
Yarros has mentioned in interviews that the idea for Fourth Wing emerged when her publisher announced that they were going to start a romantic fantasy line, prompting her to submit five proposals. After several reviews, her publisher selected the third idea, which explored the Empyrean world. The inspiration for the story stems from her fascination with dragons, her military experience with her husband, and her personal struggles. Violet’s physical fragility, as described in the book, was influenced by Yarros’s own experience living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting both her and her children. Yarros has expressed a desire to represent people with chronic illnesses, showcasing that they can also be heroic.
20-year old Violet Sorrengail is the youngest daughter of General Lilith Sorrengail, who leads the Basgiath War College in Navarre. Students can choose to join one of four military branches: Infantry, Healer, Scribe, or Rider. Riders bond to a dragon which allows them to develop a magical power known as a signet. The kingdom is protected by wards that use dragon magic.
Despite having trained most of her life to be a scribe like her late father, and suffering from chronic pain and weak joints, Violet is ordered by her mother to join the Riders Quadrant, seemingly for the sake of her own reputation. Violet’s older sister, Mira, a dragon rider graduate, helps her prepare for conscription day by giving her a journal with survival tips from their deceased brother Brennan, a dragon rider who died in a rebellion, and an unbreakable corset made of dragon scales from her own dragon Teine. Mira also warns Violet to stay away from children of rebels, who are branded with relics and forced to enter the Rider Quadrant as punishment for their parents rebellion. As general Sorrengail was responsible for their execution, they may seek revenge on her family.
As she prepares to cross the parapet, which is necessary for new cadets, Violet becomes friends with fellow cadet Rhiannon Matthias. Violet crosses the parapet and narrowly avoids being thrown to her death by the violent cadet Jack Barlowe, who vows to kill her personally. She meets Xaden Riorson, a third-year student with a rebellion relic whose father was executed by Violet's mother. In Basgiath, she reunites with her childhood friend and longtime crush Dain Aetos, second-year cadet who worries for her safety and suggests she move to the Scribe Quadrant, but she refuses, knowing her mother will stop her. Violet joins Rhiannon in Fourth Wing under Xaden's command, with Dain as their squad leader, and learns Dain's signet allows him to view memories of those he touches, which she agrees to keep secret.
Cadet training starts, and Violet, despite being good in academics and trained as a scribe, struggles with sparring courses due to her frailty. She is targeted by marked ones who blame her for her mother’s actions. To improve her combat skills, Violet offers to teach Rhiannon about history in exchange for training. She also makes friends with Ridoc and Sawyer, teammates in her squad. Using Brennan's journal, she learns her sparring partners' names in advance and begins to poison them before their match to give her the upper hand. One night, she overhears marked ones having a secret meeting and is caught by Xaden, who asks her to stay quiet for a favor in the future. In a sparring match later, Xaden shows her how to improve her fighting skills.
Violet and her squad meet the dragons and see a rare golden feathertail, a species known for avoiding human connections. During threshing, Violet learns that Jack wants to kill the golden dragon, thinking it is weak. She intervenes, but Jack and his friends attack her. Xaden and his dragon, Sgaeyl, watch the fight. Violet defeats her attackers, and then a large black dragon named Tairn appears, kills the remaining students, bonds with Violet, and takes her back to school. Violet becomes the first rider with two dragons, also connecting with the golden dragon, Andarna. She learns Tairn's previous rider died trying to revive someone during a revolt. Dain kisses Violet, but finds that she no longer has feelings for him.
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Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing is a new adult fantasy romance novel written by the American author Rebecca Yarros. It is the first book in the Empyrean series, following the journey of Violet Sorrengail, who is forced by her mother, General Sorrengail, to join the Basgiath War College and become a dragon rider in the kingdom of Navarre. Even though she has been trained her entire life to enter the Scribe Quadrant, Violet must endure deadly quests and competitions that push her to her limits while trying to avoid being killed by one of the most powerful riders in the quadrant, Xaden Riorson.
The book was published in the United States on May 2, 2023, by Red Tower Book, an imprint of Entangled Publishing. Its viral success within TikTok’s reader community, BookTok, significantly contributed to its No. 1 ranking on The New York Times bestseller list. It won The International Book of the Year 2024 at the annual TikTok Book Awards. The book sold over 2.7 million copies in its first week and has been translated into approximately 30 languages.
Yarros has mentioned in interviews that the idea for Fourth Wing emerged when her publisher announced that they were going to start a romantic fantasy line, prompting her to submit five proposals. After several reviews, her publisher selected the third idea, which explored the Empyrean world. The inspiration for the story stems from her fascination with dragons, her military experience with her husband, and her personal struggles. Violet’s physical fragility, as described in the book, was influenced by Yarros’s own experience living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting both her and her children. Yarros has expressed a desire to represent people with chronic illnesses, showcasing that they can also be heroic.
20-year old Violet Sorrengail is the youngest daughter of General Lilith Sorrengail, who leads the Basgiath War College in Navarre. Students can choose to join one of four military branches: Infantry, Healer, Scribe, or Rider. Riders bond to a dragon which allows them to develop a magical power known as a signet. The kingdom is protected by wards that use dragon magic.
Despite having trained most of her life to be a scribe like her late father, and suffering from chronic pain and weak joints, Violet is ordered by her mother to join the Riders Quadrant, seemingly for the sake of her own reputation. Violet’s older sister, Mira, a dragon rider graduate, helps her prepare for conscription day by giving her a journal with survival tips from their deceased brother Brennan, a dragon rider who died in a rebellion, and an unbreakable corset made of dragon scales from her own dragon Teine. Mira also warns Violet to stay away from children of rebels, who are branded with relics and forced to enter the Rider Quadrant as punishment for their parents rebellion. As general Sorrengail was responsible for their execution, they may seek revenge on her family.
As she prepares to cross the parapet, which is necessary for new cadets, Violet becomes friends with fellow cadet Rhiannon Matthias. Violet crosses the parapet and narrowly avoids being thrown to her death by the violent cadet Jack Barlowe, who vows to kill her personally. She meets Xaden Riorson, a third-year student with a rebellion relic whose father was executed by Violet's mother. In Basgiath, she reunites with her childhood friend and longtime crush Dain Aetos, second-year cadet who worries for her safety and suggests she move to the Scribe Quadrant, but she refuses, knowing her mother will stop her. Violet joins Rhiannon in Fourth Wing under Xaden's command, with Dain as their squad leader, and learns Dain's signet allows him to view memories of those he touches, which she agrees to keep secret.
Cadet training starts, and Violet, despite being good in academics and trained as a scribe, struggles with sparring courses due to her frailty. She is targeted by marked ones who blame her for her mother’s actions. To improve her combat skills, Violet offers to teach Rhiannon about history in exchange for training. She also makes friends with Ridoc and Sawyer, teammates in her squad. Using Brennan's journal, she learns her sparring partners' names in advance and begins to poison them before their match to give her the upper hand. One night, she overhears marked ones having a secret meeting and is caught by Xaden, who asks her to stay quiet for a favor in the future. In a sparring match later, Xaden shows her how to improve her fighting skills.
Violet and her squad meet the dragons and see a rare golden feathertail, a species known for avoiding human connections. During threshing, Violet learns that Jack wants to kill the golden dragon, thinking it is weak. She intervenes, but Jack and his friends attack her. Xaden and his dragon, Sgaeyl, watch the fight. Violet defeats her attackers, and then a large black dragon named Tairn appears, kills the remaining students, bonds with Violet, and takes her back to school. Violet becomes the first rider with two dragons, also connecting with the golden dragon, Andarna. She learns Tairn's previous rider died trying to revive someone during a revolt. Dain kisses Violet, but finds that she no longer has feelings for him.