Idolfire
the Sunday Times bestselling epic sapphic fantasy
Published on 13. March 2025
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-1-3997-3062-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Charming and insightful, tender yet honest' C.L. CLARK
One curse. Two destinies. A thousand stolen gods.
Two women embark on an epic journey in this Sunday Times bestselling sapphic fantasy with a slow-burn romance inspired by the fall of Rome, from the author of the Frontier and Floating Hotel.
ON ONE SIDE OF THE WORLD, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she's determined to prove every last one of them wrong.
ON THE OTHER, Kirby of Wall's End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she'll have to leave everything behind.
Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead - or waiting for a spark to light it anew . . .
READERS LOVE IDOLFIRE
'Grace Curtis, you've made a believer out of me' ?????
'The warmth, the joy, the *art* of IDOLFIRE made it a delicious reading experience that I took pains to savour over many week' ?????
'This book has officially solidified Grace Curtis as an auto-buy author for me. I can't wait to see what she does next!' ?????
'My perfect book everything about it feels so perfect for what I want! I love a quest, I love an interesting magic, I love a bit of intrigue, I love love!!!! What a book! One of the greatest quest books of all time??? An absolute banger a million stars a million hearts' ?????
'Truly a delight! i warmly recommend it far and wide, even to those who might not think they'd be into it. give it a go!!!' ?????
One curse. Two destinies. A thousand stolen gods.
Two women embark on an epic journey in this Sunday Times bestselling sapphic fantasy with a slow-burn romance inspired by the fall of Rome, from the author of the Frontier and Floating Hotel.
ON ONE SIDE OF THE WORLD, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she's determined to prove every last one of them wrong.
ON THE OTHER, Kirby of Wall's End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she'll have to leave everything behind.
Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead - or waiting for a spark to light it anew . . .
READERS LOVE IDOLFIRE
'Grace Curtis, you've made a believer out of me' ?????
'The warmth, the joy, the *art* of IDOLFIRE made it a delicious reading experience that I took pains to savour over many week' ?????
'This book has officially solidified Grace Curtis as an auto-buy author for me. I can't wait to see what she does next!' ?????
'My perfect book everything about it feels so perfect for what I want! I love a quest, I love an interesting magic, I love a bit of intrigue, I love love!!!! What a book! One of the greatest quest books of all time??? An absolute banger a million stars a million hearts' ?????
'Truly a delight! i warmly recommend it far and wide, even to those who might not think they'd be into it. give it a go!!!' ?????
Reviews / Votes
Charming and insightful, tender yet honest, Curtis's journey into fantasy is worth following where all roads lead - deeper into the heart * C.L. CLark, award-winning author of The Unbroken * Idolfire combines classic, cozy adventure with character-driven drama for an end result that's both delightful and inspiring * Tara Sim * Idolfire is a delectable adventure . . . an ode to female friendship and power. Curtis uses her considerable talents to paint a rich, intricate world and makes it impossible not to fall in love with sweet Kirby and firebrand Aleya * Sofia Robleda, author of Daughter of Fire * A joy to read * Claire North, award-winning author of The Sudden Appearance of Hope on Floating Hotel * Funny, humane . . . intricate and welcoming * Max Gladstone, NYT-Bestselling co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War on Frontier * Quietly incredible * Catriona Silvey, author of Meet Me in Another Life on Floating Hotel * You will turn every page hoping for one hundred more * Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of GODKILLER on Floating Hotel * Curtis oozes charm and humour on Frontier * Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the Ninth * Idolfire combines classic, cozy adventure with character-driven drama for an end result that's both delightful and inspiring * Tara Sim *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 163 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3997-3062-4 (9781399730624)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Grace Curtis is a freeroaming writer from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. She's the author of science fiction novels Frontier and Floating Hotel, and last year published her first work of fantasy, the Sunday Times bestseller Idolfire. When she's not dreaming up stories, Grace can usually be found up a hill somewhere, climbing or hiking or lolling idly in the grass. Heaven's Graveyard is her fourth and favourite book. There will be more!