Defy the Night
Published on 14. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-5266-3280-7 (ISBN)
Description
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'A kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust' - Cassandra Clare
'Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance' - Stephanie Garber
'Addicting from page one!' - Jennifer L. Armentrout
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The first book in the thrilling Defy the Night series: a blockbuster fantasy saga about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice.
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A spark of rebellion is all it takes to DEFY THE NIGHT.
In a kingdom where sickness stalks the streets and only the richest can afford a cure, King Harristan and his brother Prince Corrick are forced to rule with an iron fist.
Tessa Cade is a masked outlaw marked for death, but she likes it that way. Together with the mysterious, handsome Weston, she robs from the rich to help the poor, distributing food and medicine to those who need it most.
As it becomes clear that the only way to save her people is to assassinate the King, Tessa must face a deadly mission that will take her to the dark heart of the kingdom ... and force her to work with the very people she intended to destroy.
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For more fantasy romance, don't miss Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreakers series, and its spin-off series Forging Silver Into Stars.
'A kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust' - Cassandra Clare
'Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance' - Stephanie Garber
'Addicting from page one!' - Jennifer L. Armentrout
_______________
The first book in the thrilling Defy the Night series: a blockbuster fantasy saga about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance and a girl who will do anything for justice.
_______________
A spark of rebellion is all it takes to DEFY THE NIGHT.
In a kingdom where sickness stalks the streets and only the richest can afford a cure, King Harristan and his brother Prince Corrick are forced to rule with an iron fist.
Tessa Cade is a masked outlaw marked for death, but she likes it that way. Together with the mysterious, handsome Weston, she robs from the rich to help the poor, distributing food and medicine to those who need it most.
As it becomes clear that the only way to save her people is to assassinate the King, Tessa must face a deadly mission that will take her to the dark heart of the kingdom ... and force her to work with the very people she intended to destroy.
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For more fantasy romance, don't miss Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreakers series, and its spin-off series Forging Silver Into Stars.
Reviews / Votes
Defy the Night is a twisty, edge-of-your-seat fantasy that has it all-outlaws, court intrigue, rebellions, and romance. Addicting from page one! -- #1 New York Times best-selling author Jennifer L. Armentrout A captivating combination of thrilling adventure, swoon-worthy romance, and royal intrigue, Defy the Night is everything I crave in a fantasy romance -- Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series Brigid Kemmerer has woven her compelling heroine into a kinetic tale of the tension between duty, love and trust -- Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours Immersive and engaging, Defy the Night is a romantic epic that blends magic and politics with a deft hand -- Adrienne Young, New York Times Bestselling author of Fable Defy the Night has everything you want in a story: a complex, dangerous world where anyone could be your enemy, a tortured hero, and my personal favorite: plenty of kissing. This book is unputdownable -- Isabel Ibanez, author of Woven In Moonlight, a William C. Morris award finalist A high-stakes fantasy with heart and originality. Kemmerer is a master of nuance and political intrigue, and readers will fall in love with her characters while they race through the pages -- Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Spin the Dawn and So This is Love A breathtaking, tender, and fiercely page-turning story, Defy the Night has left me thinking and questioning, which is the best thing any book can do * New York Times bestselling author, Mary E. Pearson *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-3280-7 (9781526632807)
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Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of the Forging Silver into Stars, Defy the Night and Cursebreakers series, which includes A Curse So Dark and Lonely, A Heart So Fierce and Broken and A Vow So Bold and Deadly. She has also written the contemporary young-adult romances, Call It What You Want, More Than We Can Tell and Letters to the Lost. Her adult fantasy debut, Warrior Princess Assassin, the first in the Braided Fate duology, published in 2025. Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family.
www.brigidkemmerer.com
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