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By (author) Hamilton Alwyn

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Let the Veritaz trials commence.

The bestselling Rebel of the Sands author is back with a glittering fantasy thriller duology, featuring a family obsessed with money, power, fame – and magic.

”Sparkling .

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Who will be the next heiress? Let the Veritaz trials commence.

The bestselling Rebel of the Sands author is back with a glittering fantasy thriller duology, featuring a family obsessed with money, power, fame – and magic.

”Sparkling . . . Hamilton is back and better than ever.” Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

”M
ore-than-magical . . . readers are sure to devour!” Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom

”Irresistible!” Catherine Doyle, author of instant #1 bestseller The Dagger and the Flame

At sixteen, Honora ”Nora” Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in Gamanix; her family controls all the money – and all the magic – in the entire country. But when her mother is found murdered in an alley, the family throne and fortune are up for grabs, which means Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the deadly Veritaz trials to determine the rightful inheritor.

But there”s a surprise rival in the form of Ottoline, aka Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora”s aunt, who was left with nuns as a baby. Thrown into the Veritaz, she is suddenly surrounded by a hostile family she never knew she had.

But as the Holtzfalls wage their battles of privilege, something bigger and more sinister bubbles beneath the surface, and revolution is in the air.

Incredible tests, impossible choices, and deadly odds await both girls. But there can only be one winner.

”
A treat . . . had me in a chokehold.” Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

”An absolutely intoxicating, irresistible read.” Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns

”Fabulous . . . had me hooked.” Katharine Corr, bestselling author of Queen of Gods

”I adored it
.” Rachel Greenlaw, author of Compass and Blade

”T
wisty and clever . . .
I loved every second.” Ravena Guron, bestselling author of This Book Kills

”A
galloping, glittering, twisty treat of a book.” Kiran Millwood Hargrave, award-winning author of The Deathless Girls

”
An absolute triumph.” Roshani Chokshi, NYT bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

Biographical note:
New York Times bestselling author Alwyn Hamilton was born in Toronto and spent her early years bouncing between Europe and Canada until her parents settled in France. She moved to the UK when she was 18 and has been here ever since as an author/bookseller. Her first novel Rebel of the Sands was sold in 14 territories and won the Goodreads Choice Award for best debut. The Notorious Virtues is her latest book and the first in a duology. She lives in London. Follow @AlwynHamilton on TikTok and Instagram.

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The bestselling Rebel of the Sands author is back with a glittering fantasy thriller duology, featuring a family obsessed with money, power, fame – and magic.

Review quote: previous edition:

A sparkling cocktail of fairy tales, family conflicts, mysteries and magic, bubbling with rebellion and vibrant characters. Beneath the intoxicating glamour of Walstad, you”ll soon find a dark fable about power, the importance of storytelling and our primal fear of what lies in the woods.
Alwyn Hamilton is back and better than ever.