Talons of Power (book)

Talons of Power is the ninth book in the Wings of Fire series. Tui T. Sutherland has confirmed that the main character will be Prince Turtle.

According to Amazon, it will be released December 27th, 2016.

Talons of Power follows Escaping Peril and precedes Darkness of Dragons.

Tui T. Sutherland said on her blog that the ninth book will be the one to "rip out your heart and stomp on it."

It will pick up right after Escaping Peril's ending.

Trivia

• The only other book with an animus's perspective is the Legends (Special Edition) book Darkstalker (Legends), with Darkstalker and Prince Fathom. This is the first and so far only main series book that has the POV of an animus.
• On the cover, Turtle's phosphoric lights are blue, but in the book, they are described to give off a greenish light.
• Talons of Power is the longest mainseries book with 336 pages (24 more pages than The Brightest Night, and 48 more pages than Escaping Peril).
• In the excerpt at the end of Runaway, it is revealed that Turtle originally wanted to be a writer.
• The excerpt also reveals that Turtle loved reading about brave dragons that saved the day: heroes. He always wanted to be a hero of a story, until an incident when he was younger which made him think otherwise. He decided to be ordinary and unmemorable since then, which explains why Turtle is so okay with being just that.
• The "incident" from when Turtle was younger hasn't been revealed, although it has something to do with a SeaWing named Snapper, and Turtle's unhatched sisters, as seen in the Talons of Power sneak peek in Runaway.
• On the pre-final cover, Turtle didn't have his armband, but on the final cover it is seen on right upper arm.
• On the final cover, unlike the pre-final cover, it shows the royal wing patterns.
• If you look carefully, the whites in his eyes aren't visible in the final cover.

Gallery

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  Final ToP cover as first seen in Runaway
• pre-final cover by Joy Ang
  pre-final cover by Joy Ang
• Scholastic's placeholder for the book
  Scholastic's placeholder for the book
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  by Angelturtle
• by Searing of the SandWings. Prediction for cover.
  by Searing of the SandWings. Prediction for cover.
• Talons of power cover fan art prediction
  Talons of power cover fan art prediction
• File:Preciousseawingsonturtle.png
• Prince Turtle By Shadowfinder101 on Deviantart
  Prince Turtle By Shadowfinder101 on Deviantart
• Banner for Turtle Recognition Day by RiftSeaWing
  Banner for Turtle Recognition Day by RiftSeaWing
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  Prince Turtle by SkywingCookies