Wings of Fire Book Four: The Dark Secret (26 page)

TUI T. SUTHERLAND
is the author of several books for young readers, including the Menagerie trilogy, the Pet Trouble series, and three books in the bestselling Seekers series (as part of the Erin Hunter team). In 2009, she was a two-day champion on
Jeopardy!
She lives in Massachusetts with her wonderful husband, two adorable sons, and one very patient dog. To learn more about Tui’s books, visit her online at
www.tuibooks.com
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Text copyright © 2013 by Tui T. Sutherland

Map and border design © 2013 by Mike Schley

Dragon illustrations © 2013 by Joy Ang

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sutherland, Tui, 1978– author.
The dark secret / by Tui T. Sutherland.
pages cm. — (Wings of fire ; Book Four)
Summary: When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets — and that, with his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
ISBN 978-0-545-34921-5
1. Dragons — Juvenile fiction. 2. Prophecy — Juvenile fiction. 3. Identity (Psychology) — Juvenile fiction. [1. Dragons — Fiction. 2. Prophecy — Fiction. 3. Secrets — Fiction. 4. Identity — Fiction. 5. Adventure and adventurers — Fiction.] I. Title. II. Series: Sutherland, Tui, 1978– Wings of fire ; bk. 4.
PZ7.S96694Dar 2013
813.6 — dc23
2013018671

First printing, November 2013

Cover art © 2013 by Joy Ang

Cover design by Phil Falco

e-ISBN 978-0-545-57804-2

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