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AN EDGE SHARP ENOUGH
A dazzling dark fantasy novel for fans of Joe Abercrombie and R.F. Kuang from the USA Today bestselling author sold at auction in a two-book deal.
A disciple, a scholar, a con-man, and a guardtheir stories intertwining across two continents as some seek to discover a powerful lost magic, and others must race against the clock to stop their post-revolutionary world from toppling once again.
Mara has no memory of a life beyond the fortress-like walls of Tchu-Morrokhai, where she's been an assassin-in-training since she was five years old. She has no memory of a Kazgarth other than this one nowbefore its powerful magic disappeared and in its place there was the Divine Empress and her brutal army, conquering the villages of Kazgarth one by one. Mara's life has been dedicated to resisting the Empress's plans, all discipline and strategy, sacrifice and solitude. But she longs for so much more; for a world filled once again with magic, for freedom, for love. And she'll do whatever it takes to find those thingsplaying by her own rules, no matter the consequences.
Livya has lived a life of great privilege in the neighboring continent of Velingard as the daughter of the revered scientist whose invention of an indestructible new metaladtherhad once brought about a great revolution. Yet Livya's bored by it all, more interested in philosophical debates than in suitors and balls. But when an invite to a secret salon turns into a kidnapping attempt and Livya is suddenly on the runwith the unlikely aid of charming con-man Kaianlife is suddenly a bit too interesting.
Captain Fonde has served Velingard well in the twenty years since the revolution, and all has been smooth and peaceful enough... until now, when he's informed that their precious adther is inexplicably starting to crumble. Ships, bridges, buildings, statuestheir entire post-revolution world is quite literally about to come apart at its very seams. Could it be that adther was flawed all along? Or is there something much darkersomething evil, ancient, inhumanat play?
These characters' stories irrevocably intertwineand unravelas paths collide across continents in surprising ways, racing toward an explosive twist that will change all their lives forever.
Jesse Q. Sutanto is a USA Today bestselling author. She has won an Edgar® Award, a Libby Award, an Audies Award, and the Comedy Women in Print Award. She is best known for her novels Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and the Dial A for Aunties series. The film rights to Dial A for Aunties were acquired by Netflix. Jesse lives in Indonesia with her husband and two daughters.
Mara has no memory of a life beyond the fortress-like walls of Tchu-Morrokhai, where she's been an assassin-in-training since she was five years old. She has no memory of a Kazgarth other than this one nowbefore its powerful magic disappeared and in its place there was the Divine Empress and her brutal army, conquering the villages of Kazgarth one by one. Mara's life has been dedicated to resisting the Empress's plans, all discipline and strategy, sacrifice and solitude. But she longs for so much more; for a world filled once again with magic, for freedom, for love. And she'll do whatever it takes to find those thingsplaying by her own rules, no matter the consequences.
Livya has lived a life of great privilege in the neighboring continent of Velingard as the daughter of the revered scientist whose invention of an indestructible new metaladtherhad once brought about a great revolution. Yet Livya's bored by it all, more interested in philosophical debates than in suitors and balls. But when an invite to a secret salon turns into a kidnapping attempt and Livya is suddenly on the runwith the unlikely aid of charming con-man Kaianlife is suddenly a bit too interesting.
Captain Fonde has served Velingard well in the twenty years since the revolution, and all has been smooth and peaceful enough... until now, when he's informed that their precious adther is inexplicably starting to crumble. Ships, bridges, buildings, statuestheir entire post-revolution world is quite literally about to come apart at its very seams. Could it be that adther was flawed all along? Or is there something much darkersomething evil, ancient, inhumanat play?
These characters' stories irrevocably intertwineand unravelas paths collide across continents in surprising ways, racing toward an explosive twist that will change all their lives forever.
Jesse Q. Sutanto is a USA Today bestselling author. She has won an Edgar® Award, a Libby Award, an Audies Award, and the Comedy Women in Print Award. She is best known for her novels Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and the Dial A for Aunties series. The film rights to Dial A for Aunties were acquired by Netflix. Jesse lives in Indonesia with her husband and two daughters.
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Published 2026-08-11 by HarperCollins Voyager |