Smoke fills the skies. The Hive War begins … Solma has a brother to save. And a score to settle. Months after Warren was stolen by the Fire Makers, Solma and the Earth Whisperers are returning to Sand’s End, where it all began, to finish this fight. But how can a small band of tired travelers defeat Maxen’s well-trained soldiers? They need help, and those they seek it from are just as dangerous as Maxen himself. In the village of Sand’s End, Warren’s fighting his own battles. Desperate to protect his beloved insects, he’s playing a dangerous game with Maxen’s patience. And the threat of an old enemy returning looms ever larger. Warren can’t wait for his sister. He needs to be his own hero. But with the Fire Makers watching his every move, he’s isolated and alone. What hope does he have of finding allies, and how will he know who to trust? In this tiny village at the southern tip of the continent, the fate of the world will be decided. The scorching conclusion to the Silent Skies trilogy.

A new power is waking up… Cast out of their village and with nowhere to call home, Solma and Warren have spent the winter travelling with the Earth Whisperers, searching for signs of the queen bees they managed to rescue last summer. But something is changing in Alphor. Villages that once accepted the Earth Whisperers are driving them away and, try as they might, they can find no sign of the bees. With food running out, Solma and her friends travel deeper into the heart of Alphor, where they find something remarkable. A village, thriving and full of flowers, which should be impossible. But why are the village folk so secretive and suspicious? Why doesn’t the Steward want them to explore the woods nearby? Solma is determined that she will never again be tricked by a greedy leader and she swears to uncover whatever secret this village is hiding. But someone else lurks in those woods. Someone that could make Solma’s worst nightmares come true. And if Solma doesn’t uncover this mystery soon, everyone she loves will be in terrible danger.

When one tiny creature holds the fate of humanity, how do you stop it falling into the wrong hands? Solma is a fighter. Trained by her Steward to guard their village from the predators of their harsh world, she is dedicated, fierce and loyal. But how can she protect her friends and family from crop failure and starvation? With flying insects extinct for over a century, nowhere on the forsaken continent of Alphor is safe and Solma is terrified her little brother, Warren, will be one of the next to die. The villagers cling to life, waiting for the Earth Whisperers—mysterious nomads with a strange magic that helps plants grow—to arrive. But then Warren finds something. Something impossible. When the first bee in a hundred years crawls out of the earth, Warren forms a strange bond with the creature and Solma fears this unique power will make him a target. One that leaders of Alphor would kill for. As she and Warren fight to keep the bee secret and safe, word of this miracle sweeps the continent. Allies and enemies alike descend on the village. Some demand the bees for themselves, others want to destroy the colony to level the odds. When words become threats and then violence, Solma and Warren are caught in the conflict, and now it isn’t just the bees in danger. When whoever controls the bees controls the world, how will Solma and Warren know who to trust?