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THE SHAPE OF MONSTERS

Tessa Gratton

A talented heretic and the emperor she both loathes and loves will learn what monsters are really made of in the second installment of the Moon Heresies trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Gratton.
Irisetprodigy, outlaw, now sundererhas broken the Moon-Eater god's prison at the heart of the empire. But the consequences of her actions land her in a city of monsters where the heretical magic of human architecture is freely practiced, and the only person she knowsand can trustis Lyric, the emperor she's lied to and loved in equal measure. As scheming kings and capricious gods drive them towards different extremes, they soon realize that to find their way home, they must remake the world.at the risk of breaking it forever.

Tessa Gratton is the New York Times bestselling author of adult and YA SFF novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Otherwise Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife.
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Published 2026-06-16 by Orbit

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A lush story of dangerous intrigue in an intricate and utterly unique world.

Laced with a vivid sensuality.

A beautiful, elegant, passionate novel. A triumph and a delight from start to finish.

Sensual and suspenseful.