The Winged Game
Will be published approx. on 2. July 2026
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-241-78661-1 (ISBN)
Description
PRE-ORDER this new sweeping 'rivals-to-lovers' sports romantasy from Sunday Times bestselling author, Sophie Kim . . .
For a chance at redemption, a disgraced player of carriwitchet - the brutal, rugby-esque sport played atop winged steeds - must team up with and fake-date the rival player who destroyed her career.
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Grumpy Taissa Cho lives alone in an obscure corner of Scotland for a reason. Once, she was the UKHC's (United Kingdom's Hidden Cities) most promising carriwitchet player.
It was Taissa's coach who had etched the illegal rune onto her, turning the odds in her favour despite Taissa's protestations. And it was Kion, the annoying, handsome star player of her rival team, who caught her out. Her career was completely, and utterly, over. No team would take her.
Until Kion asked her to come and play for the Stymphs.
To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the Stymphs' secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship.
Can they save their team from ruin, even when sabotage seems afoot?
Tropes:
Rivals-to-lovers
Fake dating
Found family
Fantasy sports romance
Bickering MCs
For a chance at redemption, a disgraced player of carriwitchet - the brutal, rugby-esque sport played atop winged steeds - must team up with and fake-date the rival player who destroyed her career.
--
Grumpy Taissa Cho lives alone in an obscure corner of Scotland for a reason. Once, she was the UKHC's (United Kingdom's Hidden Cities) most promising carriwitchet player.
It was Taissa's coach who had etched the illegal rune onto her, turning the odds in her favour despite Taissa's protestations. And it was Kion, the annoying, handsome star player of her rival team, who caught her out. Her career was completely, and utterly, over. No team would take her.
Until Kion asked her to come and play for the Stymphs.
To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the Stymphs' secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship.
Can they save their team from ruin, even when sabotage seems afoot?
Tropes:
Rivals-to-lovers
Fake dating
Found family
Fantasy sports romance
Bickering MCs
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight
792 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-78661-1 (9780241786611)
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Sophie Kim
The Winged Game
The brand new sports romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho
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approx. 07/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
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Sophie Kim is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of stories featuring mythology, monsters, mystery, and magic. Her critically acclaimed work includes young adult novels such as the Talons series and books on the adult spectrum such as The God and the Gumiho.