The Hive Queen

In "The Hive Queen," the thirteenth book in the popular Wings of Fire series, readers follow Cricket, a curious HiveWing dragonet who is mysteriously immune to the tyrannical Queen Wasp's mind-controlling powers. Branded a fugitive after stealing a forbidden book, Cricket teams up with new Silkwing and Leafwing friends. Together, they embark on a perilous quest to uncover the queen's darkest secrets and prevent a devastating war. This middle-grade fantasy adventure explores themes of justice, freedom, self-discovery, and the power of questioning authority, making it ideal for children aged 8-12 who enjoy epic fantasy and dragon lore.

Growing up in the hives, cricket has always had 1,000,000 questions. Wiretree soap forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? In the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: why is cricket immune to queen wasp"s powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the hype wing, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, cricket has to hide, terrified of being discovered. Now she's hiding again, wanted for stealing the book of clear site along with her new silkwing friends, blue and swordtail, and the fierce leafwing sundew . The fugitives need answers, and fast, in order to prevent a leafwing attack. But cricket has more questions than ever. How can she stay hidden and discover the queen's deadliest secret? And if she does succeed - can a powerless dragonet really do anything to topple a regime and stop a war?