Today, we’re excited to announce Pax and the Secret Swarm by David Barker. The third and final part of David’s middle-grade, sci-fi, dystopian ‘London Falling’ series will be published on October 9th 2025.
This climactic finale concludes Pax’s adventures in Pax and the Missing Head and Pax and the Forgotten Pincher. In The Secret Swarm, Pax and his friends are considering their futures away from Scholastic Parliament. However, there’s one more threat that could cause a seismic shift for New London and Pax’s hopes of peace.
“I’m really excited to deliver the third part of the London Falling series and also a little nervous,” says David Barker. “I hope readers think I have provided Pax with a fitting finale to his adventures and that they enjoy it as much as I have loved writing about him and his circle of friends.”
Read the full synopsis below.
About Pax and the Secret Swarm
As New London edges closer to war, Pax must decide what he is prepared to sacrifice to achieve the impossible – a united kingdom.
Pax and his friends head back to Scholastic Parliament for their third and final year, their focus shifting to their plans for the future. Meanwhile, the mayor’s renewed plans in his fight against the Countryside Alliance demand even greater sacrifices from the citizens of New London.
Stumbling upon secrets that could change the fate of New London forever, Pax finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy that threatens him, his friends, and everyone in the city. Can he bear to risk everything he holds dear for the thing he’s always wanted?
A high-stakes sci-fi thriller set in a fractured, futuristic London.
Pax and the Secret Swarm by David Barker will be released on October 9th 2025. Pre-orders will launch soon.
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