The Fourth Wing (The Children of Time and Memory Series Book 6)

She was never meant to survive.Lyra Virell was destined for a quiet life among books and ink, far from the brutality of war. But when she is forced into the empire’s most feared institution, the Fourth Wing, everything changes.Here, only the strongest earn the right to bond with dragons. The weak are eliminated.And Lyra is the weakest of them all.With a body that fractures under pressure and a name that paints a target on her back, she quickly becomes prey inside the academy’s deadly walls. Every trial is designed to break her. Every cadet is a potential killer.Especially Kael Draven.Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. And sworn to destroy everything her family stands for.But survival in the Fourth Wing is never just about strength. It is about strategy, alliances, and knowing when to trust the one person who could ruin you.Because dragons do not choose the strongest. They choose the worthy.And Lyra is hiding something that could change everything.In a world where loyalty is fragile and death is certain, one truth remains:You either rise… or you burn.