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An exciting 2025 release by bestselling Piatkus author!

'Thea Guanzon's talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars trilogy.' <b>Ali Hazelwood,<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Love Hypothesis</i></b> <p><b>Two hearts circle each other in the eye of the storm in this highly-anticipated follow-up to the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller, <i>The Hurricane Wars-</i>prepare for more enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes in this Southeast Asian-inspired world.</b> </p><p>After a lifetime of war, Alaric and Talasyn were thrust into an alliance between their homelands that was supposed to end the fighting; however, being married to their sworn foe feels far from peaceful. Now Talasyn must play the part of Alaric's willing empress while her allies secretly plot to overthrow his reign. But the longer the couple are forced together, the harder it becomes to deny the feelings crackling like lightning between them. When the time comes to act, can she trust him, or must she ignore her heart for the sake of so many others?</p><p>As the master of the Shadowforged Legion, Alaric has trained for battle all his life, but marrying a Lightweaver might be his most dangerous challenge yet. With tensions between nations churning, he needs to focus on the greater threat-the Moonless Dark, a cataclysmic magical event that could devour everything. Only he and Talasyn can stop it, with a powerful merging of light and shadow that they alone can create together. But saving their world from this disaster is a mere preface to his father's more sinister schemes, and his wife is a burning flame in the darkness, tempting both his loyalties and his desires.</p><p>The Hurricane Wars aren't over. It's time to choose what-and who-to fight for. The world holds its breath amidst a whirlwind of new magic and old secrets that could change everything.</p>

<p>'I physically could not stop reading! Thea Guanzon's talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars trilogy'<br/><strong>Ali Hazelwood, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS</strong></p> <p>'One of my favourite books of this year!'<br/><strong>Katee Robert, author of NEON GODS</strong></p> <p> <strong>The Night Empire will rule all.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>Nothing can stand in the way of its might and power.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>Little by little, year by year, the Hurricane Wars take more and more from those who resists the empire's supremacy.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>And yet, there is hope in the darkness.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>One lone light stands against the empire.</strong> </p> <p>Talasyn was left on the steps of a Sardovian orphanage as a baby. All she has ever known are the Hurricane Wars, as her people fight for freedom from the tyranny of the Night Emperor Gaheris. But are they her people? Talasyn dreams of one day finding where she comes from - her true place, family, and the source of the Lightweave magic that flows through her veins like sunlight.</p> <p>Alaric of House Ossinast, Master of the Shadowforged Legion and Gaheris's only son and heir has been forged into a weapon by his father. Tasked with obliterating the Sardovian Allford alliance with the strength of his armies and mighty Shadow magic, all Alaric can see is their goal: extinguish all threats to the empire.</p> <p>That is until he sees Talasyn burning brightly on the battlefield with the magic that killed his grandfather, turned his father into a monster, and ignited the Hurricane Wars. He tries and fails to kill her, his now greatest enemy slipping through his fingers.</p> <p>But a greater threat is coming. One that will overshadow the Hurricane Wars.</p> <p>Will these mortal enemies be able to come together to confront it or is everything that has been fought over for so long about to be destroyed?</p>

<p><b>'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me'</b> Sangu Mandanna, author of <i>The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches</i><br/><br/><b>Enter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting and heart-warming tale you'll read this year, featuring the intrepid Emily Wilde. . .</b><br/><br/>Emily Wilde is good at many things: she is the foremost expert on the study of faeries; she is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at <i>people</i><br/><br/>So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby<br/><br/>But as Emily gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones - the most elusive of all faeries - she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all - her own heart.<br/><br/><b>'Forget dark academia: give me instead this kind of winter-sunshined, sharp-tongued and footnoted academia, full of field trips and grumpy romance' </b>Freya Marske, author of<i> A Marvellous Light</i><br/><br/><b>'Enchanting in every sense of the word. . .</b><b> This book is real magic' </b>H. G. Parry, author of <i>The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep</i><br/><br/><b>'A book so vividly, endlessly enchanting, so crisply assured, so rich and complete and wise and far-reaching in its worldbuilding that you'll walk away half ensorcelled, sure Fawcett found Emily Wilde's journal in some sea-stained trunk'</b> Melissa Albert<br/><br/><b><i>'</i>The ideal book to curl up with on a chilly winter's evening. . . this book is an absolute delight.</b>' Megan Bannen, author of <i>The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy</i><br/><br/><b>'A charmingly whimsical delight. . . </b><b>Five dazzling, gladdening stars'</b> India Holton, author of <i>The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels</i><br/><br/><b>'I enjoyed every word of this gorgeously written fairy tale featuring a grumpy heroine and an utterly charming love interest'</b> Isabel Ibanez, author of <i>Woven In Moonlight</i></p>

<p><b>A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history.</b><br/><br/></p><i>Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. </i><br/><br/><b>1506, Joseon. </b>The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.<br/><br/>Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom's turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king's latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king's power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death.<br/><br/>Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he'll need help to pull it off-but there's no way to know who he can trust.<br/><br/>When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul's family connections and Daehyun's royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever seen:<br/><br/><b>Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant. </b><br/><br/><b>'</b><b>June Hur reigns supreme in making the past come alive.' CHLOE GONG</b><br/><br/><b>'</b><b>Gripping and devastating.' ANN LIANG </b><br/><br/><b>'There were literally moments in this book where I forgot to breathe.' ELLEN OH</b>

An exciting 2025 release by bestselling Piatkus author!

<p><b>Meet Geralt of Rivia - the Witcher - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the bestselling series that inspired the Witcher video games and a major Netflix show.</b><br/><br/>The Witcher's magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin.<br/><br/>Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.<br/><br/>But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.<br/><br/>Translated by Danusia Stok and David French.<br/><br/><b>Andrzej Sapkowski, winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. This boxed set contains all eight books: THE LAST WISH, SWORD OF DESTINY, BLOOD OF ELVES, TIME OF CONTEMPT, BAPTISM OF FIRE, THE TOWER OF THE SWALLOW, THE LADY OF THE LAKE, SEASON OF STORMS.</b></p>