The Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Nov 2025 on Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
The general take
Maya Hawke found genuine joy in The Fourth Wing, describing it as a romantic fantasy series set at a dragon war college that served as her escapism. She positions it as a straightforward fantasy read without making major claims about it being revolutionary or exceptional—just something that delivered what it promised for her.
About
Now with three bonus chapters read by Teddy Hamilton. Re-download the title now to listen to the extended version! A #1 New York Times bestseller TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 NPR “Books We Love” 2023 Audible Best Books of 2023 Hudson Book of the Year Google Play Best Books of 2023 Indigo Best Books of 2023 Waterstones Book of the Year finalist Goodreads Choice Award Winner Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023 "Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy." — Booklist , starred review " Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end ...
Who said what
Maya Hawke👍 Recommends
…discussing favorite recent reads and fantasy books for escapism
“Well, recently I got a lot of joy from the fourth wing book series. Standard. It's fantasy. It's like romantic fantasy dragon college, basically. A dragon war college. And that was my escapism of choice.”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Maya Hawkeat 44:49
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