Author: May, Elizabeth

Fantasy romance

Published on 4 March 2025 by Daphne Press in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the These Monstrous Gods’ series.

Paperback | 480 pages, Illustrations
130 x 197 x 32 | 372g

Join the rebellion to burn down a cruel tyrant in this #1 Sunday Times bestselling romantasy, perfect for fans ofFourth WingandShadow and Bone.

To cage a god is divine.

To be divine is to rule.

To rule is to destroy.

Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera’s mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empireno matter the cost.

With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn.

While Sera reunites with her estranged lover turned violent rebel leader, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina’s secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empireor bring it all down.