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The Midnight Lie

On sale

3rd March 2020

Price: £19.99

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‘Rich characterization, exquisite worldbuilding and rock-solid storytelling make this a fantasy of unusual intelligence and depth . . . Breathtaking, tragic and true’ Kirkus on The Winner’s Curse

Set in the world of the NYT-bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us – and the lies we tell ourselves.

Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colours. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.

Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest.

But then she encounters id, a rakish traveller from far away, who whispers rumours that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

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Reviews

Praise for THE WINNER'S CURSE series
Guardian
'A one of a kind, BRILLIANT book . . . a bold tale on loyalty, love, family, friendship, suppression and power
Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of <i>Graceling<i>
Beautifully written [and] masterfully plotted . . . A rare and special reading experience: I loved it. I want more.
Publishers Weekly
Spellbinding . . . Rutkoski's richly imagined world is full of dynamic repartee, gruesome battle scenes, and shifting alliances
The YA Shelf
Dynamic and engaging . . . I loved this novel
Realm of Fiction
Faultlessly written, home to a rich cast of mesmerising characters, and possesses just the right amount of intrigue, romance and emotion to make the story one that leaves an impression. My mind is still reeling from those final few pages
Shelf Awareness
Darkly enchanting . . . The Midnight Lie is unsettling and thrilling, the world intricate and purposeful.
Roshani Chokshi, New York Times-bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
Utterly immersive and gorgeous. Marie's stories are the loveliest knives that cut you straight to the quick
Malinda Lo, author of Ash
Lush, romantic, and powerful. In THE MIDNIGHT LIE, Marie Rutkoski spins a sensuous tale about awakening to the truth
Kirkus Reviews
Lush, swoony, painful [and] enraging
Bustle
Stunning
Buzzfeed
There is no doubt this is going to be one of the most complex and compulsively readable fantasies of the year
Mugglenet
Excellent
Horn Book
The mysterious connection between magic and the tithes is spun out with excellent suspense, which, along with the assured writing and wealth of fantasy invention, will keep readers avidly turning pages