An entire herd of greywyrmes, slaughtered for their flameoil. Others trapped, then viciously herded through the mountains. And more and more settlers heading up to the high country, the bones of those who dont make it littering the way, stark and white, picked clean by carrionwyrmes thebone trail. . .

Trouble is brewing on the weald. A great whitewyrme and his kin send out a call to arms, and the wyrmes begin to gather in their ancient galleries. To defend their land against the relentless march of the kith, with their wagons and settlements and taste for killing.

Payback is coming. Wyrme against kith. Kith against kin. Even wyrme against wyrme. And seasoned traveller Micah, with his friends Eli and Cara, is heading right into the thick of it . . .

Paul Stewart (Author) Paul Stewart is a highly regarded author of books for young readers - everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. Together with Chris Riddell, he is co-creator of the bestsellingEdge Chroniclesseries, which has sold over three million books and is now available in over thirty languages. They are also co-creators of theFar-Flung Adventureseries, which includesFergus Crane, Gold Smarties Prize Winner,Corby FloodandHugo Pepper,Silver Nestle Prize Winners, and theBarnaby GrimesSeries. Chris Riddell (Author) Chris Riddell is an acclaimed artist of childrens books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. Amongst other titles, Chris illustrates theOttolineyoung fiction series andthe Goth Girlseries, as well as working closely with Paul Stewart on theEdge ChroniclesandWyrmeweald. Children's Laureate from 2015-2017, he has won many awards for his work, including the Nestlé Gold Award, the UNESCO Award forSomething Elseand the rare honour of three Kate Greenaway Medals.

The final book of a critically-acclaimed three-part fantasy by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell set in the Wyrmeweald, where awesome winged beasts reign supreme. Think TRUE GRIT meets AVATAR - with dragons.