What Makes A Monster
Will be published approx. on 11. February 2027
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-00-879505-4 (ISBN)
Description
She tried to end the world...now they want her to save it.
Heavenly Bodies meets Divine Rivals in this star-lit romantasy about a girl who, after trying to end the world, now has to save it.
In Velandor, where magic is ruled by the constellations, Celestine Savareau rots in prison after a failed attempt to end the world. All she wants is destruction and domination.
When she is offered a freedom deal, Celestine has little choice but to accept, even if it means going after her ex-lover and accomplice Aire. Alone, he is trying to complete their monstrous plan. So Celestine joins the Nightguard, the protectors of Velandor, even as she plots to reunite with Aire and finish what they started.
Nightguard Kivessin would rather die than work with Celestine. His mother was killed during her arrest, and he's not about to forgive and forget. But when he learns that helping Celestine means taking her down if she goes rogue, he manages to set his razor-sharp morals aside.
As they commence training, Celestine must exploit her relationship with Aire to stay one step ahead. If she fails, the world will end-and she'd hate to die without exploring the undeniable tension which lingers between her and Kivessin.
In doing so, they discover something neither of them wants to acknowledge: she might not be the monster they thought...
Heavenly Bodies meets Divine Rivals in this star-lit romantasy about a girl who, after trying to end the world, now has to save it.
In Velandor, where magic is ruled by the constellations, Celestine Savareau rots in prison after a failed attempt to end the world. All she wants is destruction and domination.
When she is offered a freedom deal, Celestine has little choice but to accept, even if it means going after her ex-lover and accomplice Aire. Alone, he is trying to complete their monstrous plan. So Celestine joins the Nightguard, the protectors of Velandor, even as she plots to reunite with Aire and finish what they started.
Nightguard Kivessin would rather die than work with Celestine. His mother was killed during her arrest, and he's not about to forgive and forget. But when he learns that helping Celestine means taking her down if she goes rogue, he manages to set his razor-sharp morals aside.
As they commence training, Celestine must exploit her relationship with Aire to stay one step ahead. If she fails, the world will end-and she'd hate to die without exploring the undeniable tension which lingers between her and Kivessin.
In doing so, they discover something neither of them wants to acknowledge: she might not be the monster they thought...
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR EMILY COOPER 'A beguiling dark fantasy debut that smoulders like hearth-fire' AVA REID, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning 'Strikes the perfect balance between fairytale and terror' JAMISON SHEA, author of I Feed Her to the Beast 'Cooper's haunting prose practically drips off the page, weaving a tale of darkness, sacrifice, and what it means to be known' ALEXANDRIA WARWICK, author of The North Wind 'A mesmerizing, standout debut... At once lush and haunting, both beautiful and brutal' ADRIENNE TOOLEY, author of The Third Daughter 'A consuming tale of sacrifice and service that will haunt you long after its final page. Cooper's worldbuilding is exquisitely beautiful and horrific' ERIN A. CRAIG, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child 'A vividly imagined page-turner with a thought-provoking take on gender inequality. The perfect blend of horror and romance, with a gasp out loud twist' KATHRYN FOXFIELD, author of Good Girls Die First 'Cooper's dark debut gives us a heroine worth remembering. Love, sisterhood, and ritual blend together to create a timely and monstrous tale that will haunt readers until the very end' ELLE TESCH, author of What Wakes the BellsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-879505-4 (9780008795054)
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Emily Cooper is a fantasy author who worked in conservation before realising she preferred make-believe to reality. Emily lives in a haunted old house in the countryside, alongside her long-suffering emotional-support spaniel and husband. When she isn't writing, you'll probably find her extolling the virtues of bumblebees, replaying her favourite video games, or conjuring up excuses to go snorkelling.