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A Romantasy Puzzle Quest
Brief Description
An epic narrative of love, intrigue, magic and mayhem. This is a compelling story of fae, centaurs, high priestesses, and mermen, interspersed with 30 magical, illustrated interactive puzzles. The town of Dalmorgan is a small place. For much of the year, it keeps itself to itself... Read More
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An interactive romantasy book, with a puzzling twist. Solve the puzzles to complete the quest and help your protagonist get her happily ever after.

An interactive romantasy story. Step inside the mystical town of Dalmorgan and become a part of the narrative as you solve 30 magical puzzles to complete your quest.

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An epic narrative of love, intrigue, magic and mayhem. This is a compelling story of fae, centaurs, high priestesses, and mermen, interspersed with 30 magical, illustrated interactive puzzles.

The town of Dalmorgan is a small place. For much of the year, it keeps itself to itself – that is until the four-yearly Second Sunset Festival. Follow our heroine Penryn Trickett as she crosses the Divide from the celebratory cheer of the festival into the magical realm of the Wyldes and meets broodingly dark and handsome fae Rafrael of Onoryx.

Who exactly is Penryn – how did she emerge in the land of centaurs, satyr, mermen, and high priestesses? Why can she read their language? And most importantly, why does she wear a symbol of a Great House of the Wyldes around her neck, a piece of jewellery gifted to her by her late mother?

Interspersed with 30 magical puzzles throughout a compelling and fun romantasy narrative, join Pen and Rafrael as their wits are tested in the sometimes terrifying Wyldes. Can they complete their journey through the unknown lands and ultimately solve the answer to their quest – just who is Penryn Trickett?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789297430

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Illustration: B/w puzzles

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Sara Sehdev (Author)
Sara Sehdev is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. She works in film as both a producer and a talent agent for actors, and her features include multi-BAFTA-nominated Boiling Point, starring Stephen Graham. She is also a vocal advocate for diversity issues and representation within the media. Sara was selected for the inaugural Hachette UK THRIVE programme in 2020. She is a lover of women’s fiction and a shameless fangirl, and she enjoys adding a little flavour to the romcom genre.

Gareth Moore (Author)
Dr Gareth Moore (B.Sc (Hons) M.Phil Ph.D) is the internationally bestselling author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including Anti-stress Puzzles, Ultimate Dot to Dot, Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Lateral Logic, Extreme Mazes and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. His books are available in over 40 countries, with worldwide sales of over 5 million copies. He is also the creator of online brain-training site BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle site PuzzleMix.com.

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