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What it is about
- Dragons
- Imaginary wars and battles
- Secrecy
- Mothers and daughters
- Conspiracies
- Magic
Ages
- Ages 16+
- Adult
About this book
Violet Sorrengail, twenty, expected to become a scribe, is ordered by her mother, the commanding general, to train as a dragon rider in Navarre. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the Empyrean series and listed for ages 16 and up.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Books in order · Common Sense Media · Publisher page · Wikidata genre
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Why: Both are romance and fantasy books.
What both books share
- romance
Fourth Wing: "Romance" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre)
Legends & Lattes: "Romance" (OL subject); "romance" (WD genre) - fantasy
Fourth Wing: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
Legends & Lattes: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
- romance
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Fourth Wing: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
The Name of the Wind: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject) - magic
Fourth Wing: "Magic -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
The Name of the Wind: "Magic -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Fourth Wing: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655) - magic
Fourth Wing: "Magic -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
The Night Circus: "main subject (P921): magic" (Wikidata)
- fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
Fourth Wing next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Magic | Romance | Secrecy |
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| Legends & Lattes | shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| The Name of the Wind | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Night Circus | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Storm Front | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Pretty Little Liars | not shared | not shared | shared | shared |
| Red, White & Royal Blue | not shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Funny Story | not shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Shadow and Bone | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Skulduggery Pleasant | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Red Pyramid | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| A Court of Mist and Fury | shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Season of Storms | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
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Fourth Wing: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 498-page hardcover from Red Tower Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781649374042 ... hardback ... 498 pages ... Red Tower Books
- Series
- It is book 1 of The Empyrean series. Source: rebeccayarros.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Empyrean ... Fourth Wing
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is Iron Flame. Source: rebeccayarros.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Fourth Wing ... Iron Flame
How Fourth Wing came to be
- Yarros says she had always wanted to write fantasy, her favorite genre. Interview: Fanbase Press, May 1, 2023, checked November 6, 2026.
I've always wanted to write fantasy; it's my favorite genre.
- It was the first book released by Red Tower Books, the New Adult imprint of Entangled Publishing. Interview: Fanbase Press, May 1, 2023, checked November 6, 2026.
first release from Red Tower Books, the New Adult imprint of Entangled Publishing
Where does Fourth Wing sit in its series? See the reading order.
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