The Summer War
The enchanting new fantasy novel from the internationally bestselling author of Uprooted
Published on 16. September 2025
144 pages
978-1-80495-661-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this enchanting, poignant novella from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell.
Celia discovers her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent leaves home. Furious at being left behind, she lashes out, not realising her childish, angry words will suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.
While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse. Yet she cannot find the solution - until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her people and the summerlings, the immortal beings holding a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbours.
With the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War. But what price will she have to pay?
Celia discovers her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent leaves home. Furious at being left behind, she lashes out, not realising her childish, angry words will suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.
While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse. Yet she cannot find the solution - until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her people and the summerlings, the immortal beings holding a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbours.
With the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War. But what price will she have to pay?
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Edition type
New edition
File size
1,55 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-80495-661-8 (9781804956618)
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Naomi Novik is the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education, The Last Graduate, and The Golden Enclaves, the award-winning novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver, and the Temeraire series. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. She lives in New York City with her family and six computers.
