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|preceded_by = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
|preceded_by = ''[[Moon Rising]]''
|followed_by = ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
|followed_by = ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
}}''This is the page for the book titled "The Poison Jungle." You may be looking for the [[Poison Jungle|location]] instead.)''
}}'''''Winter Turning''''' is the seventh book in the ''New York Times'' bestselling ''Wings of Fire'' series, the second book in the second arc, and the first book to feature an [[IceWings|IceWing]] as the main character. The main protagonist of the book is a male IceWing [[Dragonets|dragonet]] and prince named [[Ex-Prince Winter|Winter]], who first appeared in the sixth book in the ''Wings of Fire'' series, ''[[Moon Rising]]. ''The book was officially released in the United States on June 30, 2015.


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The title likely alludes to Winter turning into a kinder and more open dragon.
=='''''The Poison Jungle'''''==
 
[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/wingsoffire/images/3/39/TPJ_Real_Final_Front_Cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190731143546  ]===Arc===
''Winter Turning'' follows ''Moon Rising'' and precedes ''[[Escaping Peril]]''.
[[The Lost Continent Prophecy]]
 
===Book No.===
==Description==
13
''Daring mission ... or deadly mistake.’’''
===Page Amount===
 
301
Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, [[Princess Icicle|Icicle]], runs away from [[Jade Mountain Academy]], fleeing from terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right -- if only he can find her.
===Publication Date===
 
July 30, 2019
Winter's new [[Prince Turtle]],
===ISBN===
[[Moonwatcher|Moon]], [[Kinkajou]], and [[Qibli]] won't let him make this dangerous journey alone. They don't seem to understand that IceWings, the most superior of all dragon tribes, can fix their own problems. When their search leads the dragonets straight into [[Ex-Queen Scarlet|Queen Scarlet]]'s vicious talons, Winter is grateful to have some help. But even the bravest dragons can't follow him to the [[Ice Kingdom]], where he'll have to face the greatest threat of all: his own family. 
9781338214512
 
==Points of View==
== Quote on the back of the Hardcover ==
===Prologue===
Winter hesitated for a moment. Why ''was'' he agreeing to this? An IceWing warrior didn't need help from anyone else, least of all a pack of misguided dragons from ''other tribes.''
[[Bryony]]
 
===Protagonist/s===
''Mother and Father would be more than disappointed in me.''
[[Sundew]]
 
===Epilogue===
He could see their faces so clearly -- that look they got whenever he did something wrong. The look that said, ''If only we'd lost you instead of Hailstorm. If only you were everything an IceWing should be.''
[[Jerboa II]]<sup id="cite_ref-0">[[]]</sup>
 
{|
Shaking rain of his tail with a clatter of spikes, Winter ascended into the storm and took off without a glance at the other dragons.
|+Books in Chronological Order
 
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== Dedication ==
! data-source="preceded_by"|Preceded By
''To Catherine and Ella, because you are awesome and could definitely save the world (from dragons or for dragons, either way)!''
! data-source="followed_by"|Followed By
 
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== Plot Synopsis ==
| data-source="preceded_by"|''[[The Hive Queen]]''
=== Prologue ===
| data-source="followed_by"|''Book Fourteen''
The book began two years earlier from [[Prince Hailstorm|Hailstorm]]'s PoV. He was taking his younger brother, Winter, out flying to find a [[Scavenger Dens|scavenger den]] near [[Sky Kingdom|SkyWing territory]]. Winter became increasingly worried that they might be caught by the [[SkyWings]], but Hailstorm assured him that he could fight off a couple of SkyWings if they ''did ''get caught, and they were doing this for Winter's "weird little obsession". Hailstorm continued to boast about his position in the Ice Kingdom and being the second-in-command of the IceWing army.
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Out of nowhere, fourteen SkyWings appeared from the trees behind them, prepared to kidnap both IceWing princes. Hailstorm threatened to kill the SkyWings that dare to come close with his frostbreath, but the main SkyWing (perhaps [[Queen Ruby|Ruby]] as she says "Mother will be interested", probably referring to Queen Scarlet) in front didn't seem to care. Hailstorm attempted to make a deal to let Winter go and just take him instead. Winter was completely'' ''against the idea and tried to be brave and stay with Hailstorm, so his older brother started insulting him and calling him useless, knowing that was the only way to get Winter to leave. Finally, the SkyWings let Winter go and knocked out Hailstorm.
'''The Poison Jungle''' is the thirteenth book in the ''Wings of Fire'' series and the third book in the third arc. The protagonist is [[Sundew]].<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[[#cite_note-1|[​2]​]]</sup>​ It was officially released in the USA on July 30, 2019.
 
Later, when Hailstorm woke up, he realized he was face to face with Queen Scarlet. A strange SkyWing (probably [[Chameleon]] wearing the "[[Animus-Touched Objects#Chameleon's Dragon 'Masks'|Pyrite mask]]") was standing near the Queen's throne. After a little chat, Scarlet told the strange SkyWing that Hailstorm was dangerous and he needed to be imprisoned. The SkyWing turned and approaches him, making the IceWing prince feel cold with fear. She reached for something around her neck. Hailstorm, too hypnotized by her eyes to move, couldn't run. He noticed that her eyes weren't SkyWing eyes anymore. Her eyes were black and they were going to swallow him whole.
 
=== Part 1: A Cold Wind ===
The book started with a flashback to the time when Winter disappointed his family when he was two years old. He was out in the courtyard of the Ice Palace along with his brother and sister, Hailstorm and Icicle, his parents, two of Glacier's dragonets, and others. [[Tundra]] discussed catching a polar bear for Queen Glacier and after some more talking, they all set out to hunt.
 
Winter decided to head out towards the open sea, knowing that polar bears were often on islands off the coast. After some searching around, he finally spotted a female polar bear with two of her cubs. But before he can kill them all, he noticed a lone [[scavengers|scavenger]] with a spear and who was also willing to hunt the polar bears. As Winter wonders about it, his mother suddenly yelled at him and Winter desperately tried to catch the polar bears, but they disappeared into a passageway.
 
Disappointed in his son, [[Prince Narwhal|Narwhal]] yelled at Winter and Icicle taunted him about the failed hunt. Winter doesn't look back at the scavenger, deciding not to tell his parents about it, so that they wouldn't kill it for the feast. The hunting incident sends Winter down to the [[Circle Rankings|Fifth Circle]]. Winter remembered that he had struggled to make his way back up to the rankings and tried so hard, with no luck, to do so. He later recalled Hailstorm and his dumb decision to leave him there and why it was all his fault. The memory ended and Winter was standing in the middle of a downpour in a forest looking down at his scavenger, who was in the cage that Winter had built. As Winter tried to make [[Bandit]] leave by setting him free, he heard his name and turned around, seeing the rest of his winglet - Moon, Qibli, Kinkajou, and [[Prince Turtle|Turtle]], running up to him. He demanded to know why they were all here and Moon said that they were looking for him. She also told him about her mind-reading and prophecy powers, causing him to get extremely angry at her for keeping that secret from him.
 
Later they discussed how they would go about rescuing Hailstorm from Scarlet. Winter, not wanting all of them to go, quickly tricked Turtle to go off to take care of [[Princess Anemone|Anemone]] and going back to [[Jade Mountain]]. Qibli then warned Winter that it would be harder to get rid of the rest of them. The group decided to go to the [[Rainforest Kingdom|RainWing Kingdom]] to find Icicle. Qibli reasoned that Icicle would go to the Rainforest to get [[Queen Glory]] who is hated by Ex-Queen Scarlet for what Queen Glory did to her in the first book, ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy]]''. After landing next to a river, Winter was suspicious, when Moon commented on how he must hate it there because of the heat. Qibli was about to eat an orange toad, but Moon stopped him due to its terrible effects and offered him a dragonfruit instead. Winter mentioned how he hated fruit and immediately tried to eat a sloth but was stopped by [[Ex-Queen Exquisite|Exquisite]]. As they neared the [[NightWing Village]], [[Deathbringer]] pounced on Winter, believing him to be Icicle. This attracted Queen Glory, who was upset that she got a message from the school saying that four five-year-olds were going off to find some dragon who just tried to kill [[Starflight]] (Icicle), and then stopped someone else who had tried to kill them "ninety dozen times" (Scarlet). Winter explained that he came to search for his sister, and he requested that no one get in his way. Glory told him that they were more than capable. Glory asked [[Heliconia]], another [[RainWings|RainWing]], to get the scout captains to meet at [[Queen Glory's Pavilion|the pavilion]] as soon as possible. Heliconia said that she should stay to guard Glory, but Glory argued that "I think seven guards are quite sufficient," making Deathbringer protest that there was no point in a secret invisible guard if the queen tells everyone about it. They then met the scout team and Queen Glory asked if they have seen an IceWing. They all answer no, so Moon, having heard a thought from one of the RainWings, prompted them by asking if they have seen anything that could have resulted from an IceWing's frostbreath. A RainWing scout replied that they had, and they led them to the spot. They found an area that had been frozen with frostbreath, then a [[NightWings|NightWing]]'s dead body. Queen Glory assembled search parties for Icicle and sent Moon, Winter, Kinkajou, and Qibli to the dragonet wingery. To escape and find Icicle before anyone else does, they started a game of "hide-and-seek" with RainWing and NightWing [[dragonets]] counting up to a thousand. Unfortunately, the dragonets couldn't count, giving the team less time. While they were distracted, Winter froze a hole in the wall, and the four of them jump through. Kinkajou explained that the dragonets wouldn't give up until they have searched every square inch of the wingery. Winter planned to ditch them and go home, or find Icicle himself but failed to execute the plan after Moon alerted the group of a nearby search party. The group hid under a nearby fallen tree to avoid getting caught.


''The Poison Jungle'' follows ''[[The Hive Queen]]'' and precedes Book Fourteen. The book cover was released on January 31st, 2019.
After the search party left, Winter wondered if Moon was right, that he did have a confusing mind. He remembered his first rankings test, with Hailstorm and Icicle, and he wondered why his [[Winglets|Winglet]] was risking their lives for him. He wondered if he could ditch them now, as they were distracted. Kinkajou reprimanded Winter, telling him "The words you're looking for are thank you". Winter decided maybe it would be better to follow them, just for a little while longer. They later arrive at the secret [[NightWing Tunnels|NightWing island tunnel]]. The group marveled at how Kinkajou survived as a NightWing prisoner, and how she did not hold a grudge against them. They found a huge dragon that got caught in the volcano and died with its talons up, most likely [[Morrowseer]]. Winter told the story of [[Prince Arctic]] and [[Hope (Foeslayer)|Foeslayer]], and how she kidnapped the [[Animus Dragons|animus dragon]]. They later had [[Dragon Eggs|eggs]], and one of them was [[King Darkstalker|Darkstalker]]. Each IceWing could only use their animus magic once, to create a gift for the tribe. Moon started to hear a scraping sound, so the group follows it. Thus, finding Winter's wounded sister, Icicle.


==Summary==
When they found her, Icicle was in horrible condition. Her wounds from Jade Mountain Academy hadn't healed, she was covered in red and blue blood, and she hadn't slept to avoid seeing Scarlet in her dreams. Icicle explained that she would sit by the lava when she got tired, the heat would wake her up. Kinkajou attacked Icicle because she insulted Queen Glory, but right before Icicle killed her, Glory shot her with a tranquilizer dart, and arrested Icicle for "murder and attempted murder." As Icicle tried to fight sleep, Winter whispered to her to make Scarlet tell her the truth, and that if she did, Winter would kill Glory. Kinkajou admitted to leaving a trail for the queen to find them. Qibli asked Moon if she could get into Icicle's dream and find out what Scarlet is telling her. Moon replied that she was trying, but that Icicle was sleeping too deeply to dream.
''Some secrets are deadly.''


It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the [[HiveWings]]. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the [[LeafWings]] and ripped every tree from the surface of [[Pantala]].
When Winter woke up back at the RainWing village, Moon explained to Winter that Scarlet has left. Winter then asked Moon if Icicle was alright and if Scarlet said anything about Hailstorm. Moon replied that she trusted that Winter won't kill Glory, because if Winter did, he might start a war between the IceWings and Glory's two tribes. Moon stated that she thought that Winter wouldn't kill any dragonets, and that Winter didn't just think about himself, that he thought about his tribe too. Winter said that sometimes he only knew one thing: that he hoped he would never hurt Moon. Kinkajou then popped up behind Winter and exclaimed she figured it out. Moon followed Kinkajou into the pavilion, as Winter calmed himself. As Winter stepped in, he saw Kinkajou under the firefly jars. Moon drew a picture of a mountain that she saw behind Scarlet from a [[Dreamvisitors|dreamvisitor]]. No one recognized it, but Moon said it would be easy to track Scarlet down, now that they knew she was near a really oddly shaped mountain. Kinkajou commented on how awesome Moon's powers were, and how lucky she was.


Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous [[Poison Jungle]], where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the [[Tree Wars|war]]. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is uniquely qualified to bring down the Hives.
=== Part 2: In the Claws of the Clouds ===
Deathbringer couldn't identify the mountains that Moon saw but told them that the [[Talons of Peace]] might have a SkyWing that could. The four dragonets and Deathbringer head off to find them and passed by a scavenger den. The scavengers tried to hit Qibli with a weapon, but Winter blasted frostbreath at the spear, knocking it off course. He told them to move to a higher spot to avoid being hit.


There are dark secrets in the jungle, though - some that Sundew is keeping, and some that she's only just beginning to discover. And now that a new war is upon them, Sundew and her friends must unearth the oldest secret in the jungle - even if what they find has the power to destroy them all.
After explaining and drawing the weapon for Qibli, Winter was attacked by [[Squid]]. [[Riptide]], who had followed Squid, told him to leave the dragonets alone. He couldn't identify the mountains either, so he called other dragons, including [[Cirrus]] and [[Pyrite]]. Winter didn't remember Cirrus because Cirrus had been in the Talons of Peace before he was born. Pyrite remembered the mountains and offered to lead them to it. Winter touched her scales and identified her as an animus dragon.


==Quote on Back of the Book==
While everyone was asleep that night, Winter told Moon about his theory. Moon told him that Pyrite's thoughts were all basically the same thing as if she didn't think anything else. They wondered if she could be the part of the prophecy; "''Beware the one who is not what she seems.''" However, Qibli pointed out that Pyrite couldn't be an animus because the SkyWings hadn't had one possibly as long as the IceWings.
"It's easier when you grow up knowing what to avoid," Sundew said. "Nowadays we only lose a few dragons a year to the carnivorous plants."


"The what now?" Swordtail said. "CARNIVOROUS WHATS?"
In the morning, they saw the mountain peak and find a scale, which Pyrite identified as Scarlet's. The group searched the valley, but with no signs other than the destroyed structure the scale was found in. Scarlet visited Winter's dreams that night and told Winter that she was going to kill Hailstorm in the morning. After realizing that Scarlet must have seen them in order to dreamvisit him, Moon, Qibli, and Winter headed off to find Scarlet. They were able to find her and saw that Scarlet had a NightWing ally. Scarlet decided she no longer had any use for Hailstorm and sent the NightWing to go get Pyrite. Pyrite was necessary for the death of Hailstorm.


"Yeah, ''you will probably'' get eaten," Sundew said with a shrug.
The trio flew back to their camp, waking up Pyrite and Kinkajou. Winter started fighting with Pyrite, and then Kinkajou shrieked upon the NightWing's arrival. He struck her three times and then knocked her into a tree. Moon and Winter sprayed fire and frostbreath on him until he flew away. While Moon was seeing to Kinkajou's wounds, Winter took off Pyrite's special necklace. When he did, Pyrite turned into Hailstorm. Hailstorm had almost no memories of the past two years and tried to remember more, but it was difficult for him. Their reunion was cut short when they recalled Kinkajou's current state.


"Do we have to go to the place with certain death?" Blue asked.
The trio took turns carrying Kinkajou to Possibility, a town in the SandWing kingdom. Moon and Kinkajou were taken to a MudWing doctor named [[Mayfly]]. Hailstorm, Qibli, and Winter waited in the garden, where they disassembled Pyrite's necklace, discovering a strange piece of paper inside that read:


"Yes, because it's my home," Sundew said. "And also the only place you'll be safe."
''Enchant this paper so that when any dragon wears it in the form of a necklace, he or she shall fully become a female SkyWing named Pyrite, with the following conditions:''
==Dedication==
''"To Hazel"''


==Plot==
''(1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe''
===Prologue===


The prologue is set during the time before [[The Burning of Bloodworm Hive]] and shows the dragons who had planned the burning: [[Bryony]], [[Hemlock]], [[Pokeweed]], and [[Grayling]]. They talk about the fates of the [[SilkWings]], worrying about them, but ultimately decide to go and burn the Hive. 
''(2) Insecure and weak''


===Part One: Roots and Sprouts===
''(3) No memory of his or her former identity''
The book opens with Sundew thinking about how much she hates the HiveWings, and about how they killed all the trees and how she wanted to hurt them. Sundew leads [[Blue]], [[Cricket]] (who is holding [[Bumblebee]]), and [[Swordtail]] through the Poison Jungle to get to the LeafWing village, trying to protect them from the dangerous fauna in it. She remembers a small jade frog in her pouch, which makes her think about something she doesn't want to think about, so she ignores it. Blue and Swordtail worry about the danger that they are in, and ask Sundew if the LeafWings spread lies about the dangers of the Poison Jungle. Sundew says that they haven't had contact with the HiveWings or the SilkWings since the Tree Wars and that all the rumors were true. Sundew also notes that [[Queen Wasp]] had sent expeditions to the Poison Jungle and that the rumors came from the HiveWings who survived and returned to tell their story, and how Queen Wasp once sent an expedition to burn down the Poison Jungle before but failed. Blue, Cricket, and Swordtail continue to argue about going into the Poison Jungle, but Sundew says that the LeafWings didn't have a choice and that the Poison Jungle would be the only safe place for them. They continue through the Poison Jungle and Sundew warns the group not to touch anything that she hasn't touched first. They take a passage through some makahiyas and move across a branch, but Swordtail leans down to sniff at a pink flower that is, in reality, a venus dragon-trap underneath them, and it pulls him off of the branch and swallows him whole.


Cricket and Blue panic, while Sundew is angry that Swordtail didn't listen. Blue attempts to get Swordtail out, but Sundew pulls him back and smacks his knuckles, telling him to never touch them. Sundew shouts at Swordtail, who is still inside the venus dragon-trap, to stop thrashing since the plant would release him if he was motionless, but he continues to struggle. Cricket flexes her claws and suggests slicing the venus dragon-trap open to get Swordtail out, but Sundew tells her that they've adapted to resist attacks from dragon claws and that they grow in clusters so if a dragon tries to help, they will get eaten too. Sundew tries to figure out what to do, but before she can do anything, Blue shoots a strand of flameslik at the venus dragon-trap that swallowed Swordtail. Sundew yells at Blue, and then puts out half of the fire with water she found in some nearby bromeliad leaves. In an attempt to put out the rest of the fire, she uses her plant-manipulating powers to grow a chokecherry tree to her height, and she grabs the chokecherries from the tree and throws them at the fire, but not to much avail. Cricket decides to help by getting more water from some other bromeliads and dumping it on the fire, and eventually, Sundew and Cricket put out the fire completely. Sundew checks the plants, and she finds that the chokecherry tree is alive, but the venus dragon-trap holding Swordtail is dead. Blue then flies down and attempts to open the plant to get Swordtail out, while Cricket holds up the plant, while Sundew yells at Blue for nearly setting the jungle on fire. Eventually, they get Swordtail out of the dead venus dragon-trap, and Sundew, Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee get back on the branch to escape the other venus dragon-traps. Sundew yells at the group again, reminding them that the Poison Jungle is dangerous and that they should all listen to her. They continue along for a while, with Blue feeling guilty, Swordtail muttering under his breath, and Cricket watching Sundew while holding Bumblebee. Eventually, Cricket asks Sundew if she made the tree grow.
''(4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency''


They travel through the Poison Jungle until Sundew hears [[Mandrake]], a LeafWing, trying and failing to kill a panther. She tells Cricket, Blue, and Swordtail to wait. Sundew goes over and sees Mandrake trying to kill the panther while his father, [[Wolfsbane]], and his sister, [[Nettle]], watch disapprovingly from a tree branch. Sundew makes a thorn bush grow in the way of the panther so it gets stuck in order to protect him. Mandrake is happy because he thought he made it grow but Nettle suspected it was Sundew and angrily calls her out. Sundew reveals herself and Wolfsbane and Mandrake are disappointed. Sundew kills the panther by feeding it a plant poisonous to mammals but not to dragons. Sundew calls to Blue, Cricket, and Swordtail to come down, and when Wolfsbane and Nettle see them, they become hostile. Sundew explains Blue and the others are helpful in their own different ways. Nettle and Wolfsbane stalk away to inform [[Commander Belladonna]] of this while Mandrake volunteers to stay with Sundew, Blue, Cricket, and Swordtail. He introduces himself by saying he is Sundew's fiance. Cricket asks if Mandrake is Sundew's one true love. Sundew gets mad at herself that she told Cricket she had one true love. Soon later Sundew goes to her village and they find out that the flame silk used to burn the hive was Blue’s. In shock, they find a nest for them to sleep in. Cricket and Blue are starting to wonder if they can trust Sundew.  
Winter wanted to try on the necklace to see what it felt like being Pyrite and to see what Hailstorm went through. But before he tried it on, Qibli ripped off number four to see if Winter could take it off. Winter tried it on and ultimately regretted his choice. Winter forgot everything about being an IceWing until he took the necklace off.
Near midnight, Sundew snuck out to her secret passage across the border where the [[SapWings]] were. The version of the LeafWings where they won’t fight Queen Wasp. Sundew placed a jade frog on a rock and waited. A flashback appears where Sundew tries to catch a frog that stole her grasshopper. She ran across the border and met Willow for the first time. After the flashback, Willow appears and Sundew tells her about her mission. Willow freaks out and the old LeafWings queen [[Queen Sequoia]], who is missing one of her ears and half of a horn, appears. They followed her to the SapWing village. Queen Sequoia made Sundew confess everything. When Sundew shows her the mind control plant the queen recognized it but said she'd consult the books and told them to meet her in the morning. Sundew and Willow woke up after dawn. While waiting for Queen Sequoia to arrive, Willow shows her the two [[SeaWings]] she found. Willow tells her how she saved [[Princess Tsunami]] and [[Prince Turtle]]. Sundew met them and found out that they came because of [[Luna]]. After that, Belladonna arrived. The queen invited her to a meeting and they all were invited, including Tsunami and a SilkWing they found, [[Io]]. Belladonna brought Cricket and Swordtail along with her and Swordtail finds Io and burst into a hug. Cricket is in pure shock that Tsunami is there and starts asking questions. Tsunami told them Luna was alright and Swordtail went to tears. Belladonna and Queen Sequoia have an argument about the tribe and what to do. Then Queen Sequoia asked, “Have you ever heard of [[The Legend of the Hive]]?”


=== Part Two: Tendrils And Teeth===
After Hailstorm made a fool of himself, Winter decided to take Hailstorm back to the IceWing kingdom. Moon was trying to make him stay but he left and told Moon that they were never friends, and he could never trust a NightWing. Then he and his brother left and went to the Ice Kingdom.


The legend is about when they first arrived on Pantala thousands of years ago. Every time they went on the continent swarms of insects would come and attack them. It went to insects to mammals to anything. And they all moved as one. Like the mind control.
=== Part 3: Beneath the Ice ===
Queen Sequoia sends Cricket, Willow, and Sundew to find [[Hawthorn]], a dragon who watches the [https://wingsoffire.fandom.com/wiki/Breath_of_Evil Breath Of Evil] (The plant that allows [[Queen Wasp]] to mind control [[HiveWings]]). Belladonna told Sundew to bring Nettle and Mandrake. And Cricket brought Bumblebee with them.
As they went to the Ice Kingdom, Winter explained the Great Ice Cliff for Hailstorm to remember. He said it was animus touched that if any dragon from another tribe were to pass, they would die. As they entered the palace, Winter and Hailstorm met their father, who said, "So. My two sons have returned to me. One I thought would never come back - the other I hoped never would." Winter looked at the rankings and saw Icicle and himself in the last two places. Narwhal was extremely displeased with Winter for his actions, but Hailstorm claimed that Winter did so to save his life. The next day during a rankings ceremony, Narwhal added Hailstorm back into the rankings. However, he was placed into the bottom of the Seventh Circle. Winter was moved into first place for bringing Hailstorm home. Hailstorm then attempted the [[Diamond Trial]], which took place at sunset the next day. On the flight there, Winter told [[Queen Glacier]] everything that had happened since he left [[Jade Mountain]]. However, he left out a few things. Once they arrived at the [[Diamond Caves]], Glacier made a small speech. Winter and Hailstorm then entered the Diamond Caves.
On the trip Nettle falls and gets trapped in a pitcher plant and they end up cutting it with a thorn to death. Later they came across dangerous obstacles of carnivorous plants. They all fly across one by one until Sundew and Bumblebee were left. Sundew took Bumblebee across safely until Bumblebee screamed “BEEBUF” and landed on Sundew’s face. Blind, Sundew got trapped in a sundew.
Sundew yells at Bumblebee while Willow is panicking. It turns out that Bumblebee got scared of a big tsetse fly that was above Sundew’s head. According to Cricket’s studies, tsetse flys love the color blue. Sundew made Bumblebee throw blue butterfly wings on the sundew and Sundew used her leafspeak to convince the plant to eat the fly instead of them (telling it flies are good but dragons make it sick). Then they made it across and the map has squiggly short lines. They get confused until Cricket takes a closer look and sees the lettering that said “Den Of Vipers”.
When they walked in they spotted [[Dragonbite Viper]]s above them, behind them, and on their sides staring at them. They weren’t dead, they were just standing there, paralyzed in place. Once they were almost out the vipers moved and cornered them. It turns out that the snakes were mind-controlled by Hawthorn. Hawthorn than invited them inside for tea. They argue about going with him, but decide to go with him.


===Part Three: Leaves in a Storm===
Hailstorm and Winter went deep into the ice caves. Winter was appalled to see that there were almost a hundred dragons encased in ice. Hailstorm then flew over to the spot where Foeslayer was frozen. He tapped on the frozen dragon, bringing Foeslayer to life. They introduced themselves, and then Hailstorm attempted to kill her. Foeslayer was about to stab him with the spear when Winter knocked her aside. Winter tried to make scenarios where they both lived, but Hailstorm disagreed with all of them. Foeslayer requested for one of them to kill her, which Hailstorm did. Winter then told Hailstorm to go out and claim victory, and that he would sneak out later and stay away from the Ice Kingdom. Several hours later, Winter revived Foeslayer and told her how much she stole when she took away the tribe's animus dragons. She argued that the IceWings may have used the magic for evil, and also revealed the fact that she didn't steal Prince Arctic. Winter freed Foeslayer and proceeded to go with her, as she knew exactly where the "Lost Kingdom of Night" was.
Nettle, Sundew, and Cricket leave Bumblebee with Tsunami, and then head out towards the LeafWing camp with the antidote, called the "Heart of Salvation". When they get there, they talk with Queen Sequoia and Belladonna about their plans to distribute the heart of salvation into the HiveWing army. They convince Blue to let the LeafWings use his flamesilk, and he agrees on the terms that Belladonna and Queen Sequoia don’t use any of it to harm another dragon. While Blue and Swordtail head with the other LeafWings, Sundew sleeps for the night. When she awoke, she told Mandrake that she wouldn't marry him. Mandrake and Sundew decide to grow more of the antidote. Cricket joins them, wanting to help harvest it. As Sundew tries to reach it, she mentions feeling a kind of barrier, making it harder for her to talk to it. When it finally grows, it turns into the breath of evil, which was disguised as the antidote. Sundew tells Mandrake to stop, but it was too late. As they decide what to do, Hawthorn appears on the other side of the river, with Willow beside him. A dragonbite viper had its fangs poised at her neck ready to strike if necessary. As Sundew, Mandrake, and Cricket land, vines wrap around their talons, trapping them. Sundew realizes that it was the plant talking through Hawthorn, as he tried to soothe them into taking the breath of evil. Cricket tries to distract Hawthorn by asking how the plant worked as Sundew tried to find something to grow that could happen. Sundew finds a sundew in between Willow and Hawthorn and tells it to grow and eat the viper and Hawthorn. It works, but once Hawthorn was caught, he tried strangling Cricket since she had distracted him, while at the same time, attempts to use his leafspeak to free himself of the plant. But Willow came up behind him with a thorn, which she used to kill him. Afterward, they cut the vine, which then retreats away from the dragons.
The group retreats back to the village, meeting Cobra Lily’s patrol and telling them to go back. Back in the village, they tell the others about the current situation and the Othermind. Hazel then finds a secret page in the Book of Clearsight's back cover which is discovered to be a map from Pantala to Pyrrhia. They plan to use this to escape the continent. Io comes in, saying they have to save the rest of the SilkWings, and Sequoia's granddaughter being the new queen reluctantly lets her have a copy of the map allowing Turtle to make a copy''.'' Io, Cinnabar, and several other SilkWings prepare to leave, but before they take off, Sundew asks them to bring Hemlock, Bryony, and Pokeweed with them in they can to save them from the mind control. Suddenly, a LeafWing guard crashed into the pavilion to warn the group that Wasp and her minions were setting the jungle on fire. Hazel then tells her tribe to evacuate to the coast, and Mandrake proceeds to organize the PoisonWings into groups for the evacuation. Willow then approached Sundew and asked why she was not organizing her tribe herself. Sundew told her that she believed Mandrake would be better at the task at hand. After some prodding from Willow, Sundew admits that she does not want to run away from the Othermind, and she is extremely angry about it. She is caught off guard when Willow says that she is also angry about everything that has happened to them. But she then tells Sundew that not every dragon deserves her anger, despite Sundew's protests. She finally agrees with Willow, and the two lovers profess their feelings for a moment, as Sundew struggles with the numerous emotions in her head. Willow also mentions that Sundew needs to run in order to prevent the Othermind from using her leafspeak to spread. The two dragons then take off with the rest of the LeafWing Tribe, following the map towards the Distant Kingdoms. As they go, Sundew thinks about how they will come back to Pantala once they find help, and deal with the Othermind once and for all.


=== Epilogue ===
===Epilogue===
[[Jerboa II|Jerboa]] flies down to meet with [[Queen Snowfall]] somewhere south of The [[Great Ice Cliff]] and is berated by Snowfall for being late. Jerboa lands and responds, saying [[Queen Glacier]] was usually the later one. She notices Snowfall flinch at the comment and wonders if she might have a heart after all. Snowfall then requests Jerboa to make the Cliff surround her kingdom, to stop an invasion from somewhere other than the south. Jerboa tells her that no one is interested in invading the Ice Kingdom, but she insists they may want to attack the [[IceWings]] as [[Darkstalker]] did. She then tells Jerboa that one of her scouts had spotted the hundreds of Pantalan dragons fleeing from The Othermind, and is convinced they want to invade the [[Ice Kingdom]]. Jerboa tells her that she shouldn't assume they want to invade and that maybe they need help. Jerboa refuses Snowfall's request and Snowfall says that Glacier could have done so much more with her power and that she should've told Snowfall they had Jerboa's power earlier. Jerboa says she's not ''her'' animus dragon and reveals that animus magic has stopped working all over the continent. When Snowfall asks for proof, Jerboa enchants a stick to make anything it touches green, but it has no effect on herself or the rock next to her. Snowfall calls her useless and flies away in a rage, and Jerboa is satisfied by this, thinking "''Completely useless,''[...]''Yes. Just like I've always wanted."'' This may imply that Jerboa is the one to get rid of animus magic. 
[[Darkstalker]] listened in on the thoughts of various dragons at Jade Mountain. He learned that [[Ex-Princess Onyx|Onyx]] was planning something with some old dragon, and thought about how the possible futures would play out and if they would work to his advantage. After studying [[Princess Anemone|Anemone's]] futures and reading her mind, he moved on to [[Peril]]. He theorized that she might be the 'Talons of Power and Fire', and noted that she could change everything.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This book is the first to have a LeafWing PoV.
* Instead of ''The _ _'' title pattern for the book titles, ''[[Moon Rising]]'' and ''Winter Turning'' appear to follow a pattern of the main character's name and a gerund. This pattern does not continue after ''[[Escaping Peril]]''.
*This book is the first in the mainstream series to have an LGBT+ protagonist, and the second overall, after ''[[Runaway]]''.
*This is the third (out of four) books where the dragon on the cover is not flying, the other three being ''[[The Dark Secret]]'', ''[[The Lost Heir]]'', and ''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''.
*This book is released the day before [[Tui T. Sutherland]]’s birthday.
*Instead of a preview of ''Escaping Peril'', ''Winter Turning'' has a smaller version of the special edition letter seen in ''[[The Brightest Night]]''.
*It has the same number of pages as ''[[The Lost Continent]]''.
*''Winter Turning'' and ''The Dark Secret'' have the same number of pages: 295.
*The book hosts the debut of The Othermind.
* On the cover, Winter is missing his skyfire pouch.
*The book fulfills the line 'A secret hides within their book.' from [[The Lost Continent Prophecy]] when Hazel took [[Clearsight]]'s hidden map of the route from [[Pyrrhia]] to [[Pantala]] from the [[Book of Clearsight]].
* ''Winter Turning'' is the first book (out of two) in the second series to not have another character on the back cover, the other being ''Darkness of Dragons''.
*On the front cover of the book, there is a sundew plant pictured on the bottom right-hand corner.
* This is the second book in the series to have the main protagonist standing on a rock-like structure on the cover, the first being ''The Dark Secret ''and the third being ''Darkness Of Dragons''.
*In the bottom-right corner of the full dustcover, there is a snake depicted, possibly one of Hawthorn's.
* ''Winter Turning ''is the first book to have no deaths, the second being ''[[The Lost Continent (Book)|The Lost Continent]].''
*There is a depiction of a dragon trapped in a carnivorous plant, possibly a Venus dragon-trap, on the back cover in the bottom-left hand corner.
* This is the only book so far that has more than one main story protagonist, with the protagonists being Winter and Pyrite.
*''The Poison Jungle'', along with ''The Lost Continent'' and ''The Hive Queen'', follows the same title pattern as the first arc being The ______ ______.
 
*When the book was ordered online from Barnes and Noble, it came with a set of three free buttons; one with a headshot of [[Sundew]], one with a headshot of [[Sunny]], and one with a yellow version of the Wings of Fire logo.
==Gallery==
*Sundew is missing her wing membranes on the cover of ''The Poison Jungle'' just as [[Queen Glory|Glory]] does on the cover of ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (Book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]'', as [[Starflight]] does on the cover of ''[[The Dark Secret]]'' and just as [[Moonwatcher|Moon]] does on the cover of ''[[Moon Rising]]''.
===Covers===
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Template:Infobox BookWinter Turning is the seventh book in the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series, the second book in the second arc, and the first book to feature an IceWing as the main character. The main protagonist of the book is a male IceWing dragonet and prince named Winter, who first appeared in the sixth book in the Wings of Fire series, Moon Rising. The book was officially released in the United States on June 30, 2015.

The title likely alludes to Winter turning into a kinder and more open dragon.

Winter Turning follows Moon Rising and precedes Escaping Peril.

Description

Daring mission ... or deadly mistake.’’

Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing from terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right -- if only he can find her.

Winter's new Prince Turtle, Moon, Kinkajou, and Qibli won't let him make this dangerous journey alone. They don't seem to understand that IceWings, the most superior of all dragon tribes, can fix their own problems. When their search leads the dragonets straight into Queen Scarlet's vicious talons, Winter is grateful to have some help. But even the bravest dragons can't follow him to the Ice Kingdom, where he'll have to face the greatest threat of all: his own family. 

Quote on the back of the Hardcover

Winter hesitated for a moment. Why was he agreeing to this? An IceWing warrior didn't need help from anyone else, least of all a pack of misguided dragons from other tribes.

Mother and Father would be more than disappointed in me.

He could see their faces so clearly -- that look they got whenever he did something wrong. The look that said, If only we'd lost you instead of Hailstorm. If only you were everything an IceWing should be.

Shaking rain of his tail with a clatter of spikes, Winter ascended into the storm and took off without a glance at the other dragons.

Dedication

To Catherine and Ella, because you are awesome and could definitely save the world (from dragons or for dragons, either way)!

Plot Synopsis

Prologue

The book began two years earlier from Hailstorm's PoV. He was taking his younger brother, Winter, out flying to find a scavenger den near SkyWing territory. Winter became increasingly worried that they might be caught by the SkyWings, but Hailstorm assured him that he could fight off a couple of SkyWings if they did get caught, and they were doing this for Winter's "weird little obsession". Hailstorm continued to boast about his position in the Ice Kingdom and being the second-in-command of the IceWing army.

Out of nowhere, fourteen SkyWings appeared from the trees behind them, prepared to kidnap both IceWing princes. Hailstorm threatened to kill the SkyWings that dare to come close with his frostbreath, but the main SkyWing (perhaps Ruby as she says "Mother will be interested", probably referring to Queen Scarlet) in front didn't seem to care. Hailstorm attempted to make a deal to let Winter go and just take him instead. Winter was completely against the idea and tried to be brave and stay with Hailstorm, so his older brother started insulting him and calling him useless, knowing that was the only way to get Winter to leave. Finally, the SkyWings let Winter go and knocked out Hailstorm.

Later, when Hailstorm woke up, he realized he was face to face with Queen Scarlet. A strange SkyWing (probably Chameleon wearing the "Pyrite mask") was standing near the Queen's throne. After a little chat, Scarlet told the strange SkyWing that Hailstorm was dangerous and he needed to be imprisoned. The SkyWing turned and approaches him, making the IceWing prince feel cold with fear. She reached for something around her neck. Hailstorm, too hypnotized by her eyes to move, couldn't run. He noticed that her eyes weren't SkyWing eyes anymore. Her eyes were black and they were going to swallow him whole.

Part 1: A Cold Wind

The book started with a flashback to the time when Winter disappointed his family when he was two years old. He was out in the courtyard of the Ice Palace along with his brother and sister, Hailstorm and Icicle, his parents, two of Glacier's dragonets, and others. Tundra discussed catching a polar bear for Queen Glacier and after some more talking, they all set out to hunt.

Winter decided to head out towards the open sea, knowing that polar bears were often on islands off the coast. After some searching around, he finally spotted a female polar bear with two of her cubs. But before he can kill them all, he noticed a lone scavenger with a spear and who was also willing to hunt the polar bears. As Winter wonders about it, his mother suddenly yelled at him and Winter desperately tried to catch the polar bears, but they disappeared into a passageway.

Disappointed in his son, Narwhal yelled at Winter and Icicle taunted him about the failed hunt. Winter doesn't look back at the scavenger, deciding not to tell his parents about it, so that they wouldn't kill it for the feast. The hunting incident sends Winter down to the Fifth Circle. Winter remembered that he had struggled to make his way back up to the rankings and tried so hard, with no luck, to do so. He later recalled Hailstorm and his dumb decision to leave him there and why it was all his fault. The memory ended and Winter was standing in the middle of a downpour in a forest looking down at his scavenger, who was in the cage that Winter had built. As Winter tried to make Bandit leave by setting him free, he heard his name and turned around, seeing the rest of his winglet - Moon, Qibli, Kinkajou, and Turtle, running up to him. He demanded to know why they were all here and Moon said that they were looking for him. She also told him about her mind-reading and prophecy powers, causing him to get extremely angry at her for keeping that secret from him.

Later they discussed how they would go about rescuing Hailstorm from Scarlet. Winter, not wanting all of them to go, quickly tricked Turtle to go off to take care of Anemone and going back to Jade Mountain. Qibli then warned Winter that it would be harder to get rid of the rest of them. The group decided to go to the RainWing Kingdom to find Icicle. Qibli reasoned that Icicle would go to the Rainforest to get Queen Glory who is hated by Ex-Queen Scarlet for what Queen Glory did to her in the first book, The Dragonet Prophecy. After landing next to a river, Winter was suspicious, when Moon commented on how he must hate it there because of the heat. Qibli was about to eat an orange toad, but Moon stopped him due to its terrible effects and offered him a dragonfruit instead. Winter mentioned how he hated fruit and immediately tried to eat a sloth but was stopped by Exquisite. As they neared the NightWing Village, Deathbringer pounced on Winter, believing him to be Icicle. This attracted Queen Glory, who was upset that she got a message from the school saying that four five-year-olds were going off to find some dragon who just tried to kill Starflight (Icicle), and then stopped someone else who had tried to kill them "ninety dozen times" (Scarlet). Winter explained that he came to search for his sister, and he requested that no one get in his way. Glory told him that they were more than capable. Glory asked Heliconia, another RainWing, to get the scout captains to meet at the pavilion as soon as possible. Heliconia said that she should stay to guard Glory, but Glory argued that "I think seven guards are quite sufficient," making Deathbringer protest that there was no point in a secret invisible guard if the queen tells everyone about it. They then met the scout team and Queen Glory asked if they have seen an IceWing. They all answer no, so Moon, having heard a thought from one of the RainWings, prompted them by asking if they have seen anything that could have resulted from an IceWing's frostbreath. A RainWing scout replied that they had, and they led them to the spot. They found an area that had been frozen with frostbreath, then a NightWing's dead body. Queen Glory assembled search parties for Icicle and sent Moon, Winter, Kinkajou, and Qibli to the dragonet wingery. To escape and find Icicle before anyone else does, they started a game of "hide-and-seek" with RainWing and NightWing dragonets counting up to a thousand. Unfortunately, the dragonets couldn't count, giving the team less time. While they were distracted, Winter froze a hole in the wall, and the four of them jump through. Kinkajou explained that the dragonets wouldn't give up until they have searched every square inch of the wingery. Winter planned to ditch them and go home, or find Icicle himself but failed to execute the plan after Moon alerted the group of a nearby search party. The group hid under a nearby fallen tree to avoid getting caught.

After the search party left, Winter wondered if Moon was right, that he did have a confusing mind. He remembered his first rankings test, with Hailstorm and Icicle, and he wondered why his Winglet was risking their lives for him. He wondered if he could ditch them now, as they were distracted. Kinkajou reprimanded Winter, telling him "The words you're looking for are thank you". Winter decided maybe it would be better to follow them, just for a little while longer. They later arrive at the secret NightWing island tunnel. The group marveled at how Kinkajou survived as a NightWing prisoner, and how she did not hold a grudge against them. They found a huge dragon that got caught in the volcano and died with its talons up, most likely Morrowseer. Winter told the story of Prince Arctic and Foeslayer, and how she kidnapped the animus dragon. They later had eggs, and one of them was Darkstalker. Each IceWing could only use their animus magic once, to create a gift for the tribe. Moon started to hear a scraping sound, so the group follows it. Thus, finding Winter's wounded sister, Icicle.

When they found her, Icicle was in horrible condition. Her wounds from Jade Mountain Academy hadn't healed, she was covered in red and blue blood, and she hadn't slept to avoid seeing Scarlet in her dreams. Icicle explained that she would sit by the lava when she got tired, the heat would wake her up. Kinkajou attacked Icicle because she insulted Queen Glory, but right before Icicle killed her, Glory shot her with a tranquilizer dart, and arrested Icicle for "murder and attempted murder." As Icicle tried to fight sleep, Winter whispered to her to make Scarlet tell her the truth, and that if she did, Winter would kill Glory. Kinkajou admitted to leaving a trail for the queen to find them. Qibli asked Moon if she could get into Icicle's dream and find out what Scarlet is telling her. Moon replied that she was trying, but that Icicle was sleeping too deeply to dream.

When Winter woke up back at the RainWing village, Moon explained to Winter that Scarlet has left. Winter then asked Moon if Icicle was alright and if Scarlet said anything about Hailstorm. Moon replied that she trusted that Winter won't kill Glory, because if Winter did, he might start a war between the IceWings and Glory's two tribes. Moon stated that she thought that Winter wouldn't kill any dragonets, and that Winter didn't just think about himself, that he thought about his tribe too. Winter said that sometimes he only knew one thing: that he hoped he would never hurt Moon. Kinkajou then popped up behind Winter and exclaimed she figured it out. Moon followed Kinkajou into the pavilion, as Winter calmed himself. As Winter stepped in, he saw Kinkajou under the firefly jars. Moon drew a picture of a mountain that she saw behind Scarlet from a dreamvisitor. No one recognized it, but Moon said it would be easy to track Scarlet down, now that they knew she was near a really oddly shaped mountain. Kinkajou commented on how awesome Moon's powers were, and how lucky she was.

Part 2: In the Claws of the Clouds

Deathbringer couldn't identify the mountains that Moon saw but told them that the Talons of Peace might have a SkyWing that could. The four dragonets and Deathbringer head off to find them and passed by a scavenger den. The scavengers tried to hit Qibli with a weapon, but Winter blasted frostbreath at the spear, knocking it off course. He told them to move to a higher spot to avoid being hit.

After explaining and drawing the weapon for Qibli, Winter was attacked by Squid. Riptide, who had followed Squid, told him to leave the dragonets alone. He couldn't identify the mountains either, so he called other dragons, including Cirrus and Pyrite. Winter didn't remember Cirrus because Cirrus had been in the Talons of Peace before he was born. Pyrite remembered the mountains and offered to lead them to it. Winter touched her scales and identified her as an animus dragon.

While everyone was asleep that night, Winter told Moon about his theory. Moon told him that Pyrite's thoughts were all basically the same thing as if she didn't think anything else. They wondered if she could be the part of the prophecy; "Beware the one who is not what she seems." However, Qibli pointed out that Pyrite couldn't be an animus because the SkyWings hadn't had one possibly as long as the IceWings.

In the morning, they saw the mountain peak and find a scale, which Pyrite identified as Scarlet's. The group searched the valley, but with no signs other than the destroyed structure the scale was found in. Scarlet visited Winter's dreams that night and told Winter that she was going to kill Hailstorm in the morning. After realizing that Scarlet must have seen them in order to dreamvisit him, Moon, Qibli, and Winter headed off to find Scarlet. They were able to find her and saw that Scarlet had a NightWing ally. Scarlet decided she no longer had any use for Hailstorm and sent the NightWing to go get Pyrite. Pyrite was necessary for the death of Hailstorm.

The trio flew back to their camp, waking up Pyrite and Kinkajou. Winter started fighting with Pyrite, and then Kinkajou shrieked upon the NightWing's arrival. He struck her three times and then knocked her into a tree. Moon and Winter sprayed fire and frostbreath on him until he flew away. While Moon was seeing to Kinkajou's wounds, Winter took off Pyrite's special necklace. When he did, Pyrite turned into Hailstorm. Hailstorm had almost no memories of the past two years and tried to remember more, but it was difficult for him. Their reunion was cut short when they recalled Kinkajou's current state.

The trio took turns carrying Kinkajou to Possibility, a town in the SandWing kingdom. Moon and Kinkajou were taken to a MudWing doctor named Mayfly. Hailstorm, Qibli, and Winter waited in the garden, where they disassembled Pyrite's necklace, discovering a strange piece of paper inside that read:

Enchant this paper so that when any dragon wears it in the form of a necklace, he or she shall fully become a female SkyWing named Pyrite, with the following conditions:

(1) Completely loyal to Queen Scarlet and the SkyWing tribe

(2) Insecure and weak

(3) No memory of his or her former identity

(4) Compelled to wear this necklace at all times with life-or-death urgency

Winter wanted to try on the necklace to see what it felt like being Pyrite and to see what Hailstorm went through. But before he tried it on, Qibli ripped off number four to see if Winter could take it off. Winter tried it on and ultimately regretted his choice. Winter forgot everything about being an IceWing until he took the necklace off.

After Hailstorm made a fool of himself, Winter decided to take Hailstorm back to the IceWing kingdom. Moon was trying to make him stay but he left and told Moon that they were never friends, and he could never trust a NightWing. Then he and his brother left and went to the Ice Kingdom.

Part 3: Beneath the Ice

As they went to the Ice Kingdom, Winter explained the Great Ice Cliff for Hailstorm to remember. He said it was animus touched that if any dragon from another tribe were to pass, they would die. As they entered the palace, Winter and Hailstorm met their father, who said, "So. My two sons have returned to me. One I thought would never come back - the other I hoped never would." Winter looked at the rankings and saw Icicle and himself in the last two places. Narwhal was extremely displeased with Winter for his actions, but Hailstorm claimed that Winter did so to save his life. The next day during a rankings ceremony, Narwhal added Hailstorm back into the rankings. However, he was placed into the bottom of the Seventh Circle. Winter was moved into first place for bringing Hailstorm home. Hailstorm then attempted the Diamond Trial, which took place at sunset the next day. On the flight there, Winter told Queen Glacier everything that had happened since he left Jade Mountain. However, he left out a few things. Once they arrived at the Diamond Caves, Glacier made a small speech. Winter and Hailstorm then entered the Diamond Caves.

Hailstorm and Winter went deep into the ice caves. Winter was appalled to see that there were almost a hundred dragons encased in ice. Hailstorm then flew over to the spot where Foeslayer was frozen. He tapped on the frozen dragon, bringing Foeslayer to life. They introduced themselves, and then Hailstorm attempted to kill her. Foeslayer was about to stab him with the spear when Winter knocked her aside. Winter tried to make scenarios where they both lived, but Hailstorm disagreed with all of them. Foeslayer requested for one of them to kill her, which Hailstorm did. Winter then told Hailstorm to go out and claim victory, and that he would sneak out later and stay away from the Ice Kingdom. Several hours later, Winter revived Foeslayer and told her how much she stole when she took away the tribe's animus dragons. She argued that the IceWings may have used the magic for evil, and also revealed the fact that she didn't steal Prince Arctic. Winter freed Foeslayer and proceeded to go with her, as she knew exactly where the "Lost Kingdom of Night" was.

Epilogue

Darkstalker listened in on the thoughts of various dragons at Jade Mountain. He learned that Onyx was planning something with some old dragon, and thought about how the possible futures would play out and if they would work to his advantage. After studying Anemone's futures and reading her mind, he moved on to Peril. He theorized that she might be the 'Talons of Power and Fire', and noted that she could change everything.

Trivia

  • Instead of The _ _ title pattern for the book titles, Moon Rising and Winter Turning appear to follow a pattern of the main character's name and a gerund. This pattern does not continue after Escaping Peril.
  • This is the third (out of four) books where the dragon on the cover is not flying, the other three being The Dark Secret, The Lost Heir, and Darkness of Dragons.
  • Instead of a preview of Escaping Peril, Winter Turning has a smaller version of the special edition letter seen in The Brightest Night.
  • Winter Turning and The Dark Secret have the same number of pages: 295.
  • On the cover, Winter is missing his skyfire pouch.
  • Winter Turning is the first book (out of two) in the second series to not have another character on the back cover, the other being Darkness of Dragons.
  • This is the second book in the series to have the main protagonist standing on a rock-like structure on the cover, the first being The Dark Secret and the third being Darkness Of Dragons.
  • Winter Turning is the first book to have no deaths, the second being The Lost Continent.
  • This is the only book so far that has more than one main story protagonist, with the protagonists being Winter and Pyrite.

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Wings of Fire books
First Arc The Dragonet Prophecy • The Lost Heir • The Hidden Kingdom • The Dark Secret • The Brightest Night
Second Arc Moon Rising • Winter Turning • Escaping Peril • Talons of Power • Darkness of Dragons
Third Arc The Lost Continent • The Hive Queen • The Poison Jungle • The Dangerous Gift • The Flames of Hope
Fourth Arc The Hybrid Prince
Legends Darkstalker • Dragonslayer
Winglets Prisoners • Assassin • Deserter • Runaway
Graphic Novels The Dragonet Prophecy • The Lost Heir • The Hidden Kingdom • The Dark Secret • The Brightest Night • Moon Rising • Winter Turning • Escaping Peril • Talons of Power • Darkstalker
Other A Winglets Collection • Winglets Flip Book • The Winglets Quartet • Forge Your Dragon World • Official Coloring Book • A Guide to the Dragon World • How to Draw • Official Stained Glass Art Book

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