First published 2026
The windmaster dies mid-flight, and the storm takes control. The airship plunges into the sea and crashes on a barren island. The survivors think they have escaped the worst of it. They are wrong. A dragoness breaks out of her damaged cage in the hold and begins stalking them one by one. She tastes freedom and will kill to keep it. The young woman who secretly brought the creature aboard knows she holds the key to everyone's survival. So does the mysterious boy who boarded the ship in shackles. Both carry secrets that could save the stranded group. But if they ever reach home, those same secrets might cost them their lives. The island becomes a battleground where survival depends on the very people whose hidden truths threaten to destroy them.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Island
304 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: violence