Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy
The Dragonet Prophecy is the first novel in Tui T. Sutherland's bestselling middle-grade Wings of Fire series, set on the dragon-only continent of Pyrrhia. Five young dragons, Clay the MudWing, Tsunami the SeaWing, Glory the RainWing, Starflight the NightWing, and Sunny the SandWing, have been raised in secret under a mountain by the Talons of Peace, a faction trying to end the long civil war among the SandWing royal sisters Burn, Blister, and Blaze. According to a prophecy delivered the night Sunny was hatched, this small mixed group is destined to choose the rightful queen and bring peace to the continent. The book opens on the dragonets' first escape from their hidden cave, plunging them into a war they have only read about, into the marketplaces and palaces of tribes they have never met, and into the discovery that the prophecy itself may not mean what their guardians have told them. Sutherland writes a tightly plotted fantasy with five distinct dragon protagonists.
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Five young dragonets, the SeaWing Tsunami, the MudWing Clay, the SkyWing Glory, the SandWing Sunny, and the NightWing Starflight, have been raised in a hidden cave under a mountain by three Talons of Peace. They are the chosen ones meant to end the war between the dragon queens of Pyrrhia.
Yes. Tui T. Sutherland's middle grade series Wings of Fire spans three story arcs of five books each, plus several novellas and a graphic novel adaptation.
Yes. A Netflix animated series adaptation has been in development with Ava DuVernay's ARRAY attached. As of 2026 it has not yet premiered.
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy was written by Tui T. Sutherland, published in 2000 by Press.
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy is 210 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy takes most readers 3 to 5 hours to finish.
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy is a standalone novel by Tui T. Sutherland, not part of a series.
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.