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Meet your next fantasy obsession from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of global sensation Red Queen

By Victoria Aveyard

Series: The Lyrian Sea

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'Her best yet. Sang to me like the sea: a risk-taking time-dancing tale of high adventure. I so enjoyed sailing on the Lyrian sea' SARAH REES BRENNANFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal amid a brutal war for... Read More

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'Her best yet. Sang to me like the sea: a risk-taking time-dancing tale of high adventure. I so enjoyed sailing on the Lyrian sea' SARAH REES BRENNAN

From Sunday Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal amid a brutal war for the high seas.

MAY THE SEA ALWAYS SING FOR YOU

Cat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before - as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after - as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern on the Lyrian Sea, determined to be the master of her own fate.

But tides turn and winds change. The Meridian Empire looms on the horizon, the full weight of her navy falling on the Lyrian, bent on reclaiming the wealthy colonies and crushing the pirate republic once and for all. Ship after ship is captured, save for one, captained by a pirate who continually evades both noose and blade: the legendary Valerian Kane.

With his fearsome ship and uncanny connection to the song of the sea, Valerian is the only man who might rally the pirates who remain. The only man who threatens the Empire. And the only man Cat has ever loved, blazing in and out of her life like a star.

Desperate for victory, the Empire offers Cat a devastating choice: bring them Valerian or hang. In truth, no choice at all.

But Cat Rose is nothing if not a survivor.

A storm is rising on the Lyrian Sea - the question is, what will it leave in its wake?

PRAISE FOR VICTORIA AVEYARD:

'World-building to rival the likes of George R.R. Martin' GUARDIAN

'A gripping quest fantasy' SAMANTHA SHANNON

'A true fantasy masterpiece' SABAA TAHIR

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ISBN: 9781399622158

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 576

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About the Author

Victoria Aveyard is an author and screenwriter based in Los Angeles, California. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Red Queen and the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling series Realm Breaker, with more than five million books in print, translated into 43 languages and counting.

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