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 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 title most likely refers to Winter slowly turning into a much kinder and warm-hearted dragon. Winter Turning follows Moon Rising and precedes Escaping Peril.