SHANNON J. SPANN
Photo by Emily O’Donnell
is an NYC-based author from Virginia, where she grew up as one of six sisters and spent most days crafting stories in the woods (and subsequently performing them for anyone who would listen). A lifelong fan of ghost stories, old movies and all things theatrical, she can most often be found wandering Central Park, exploring her local bookstore or hunting down a sunbeam to read in.
AND WHEN THE TREATY ENDED A WALL TO KEEP THEM OUT AND AN D IF THE WALL SHOULD CRUMBLE THEN MARKS WILL KEEP US SAFE AND AN D IF OUR MARKS SHOULD FAIL US
GODS HAVE MERCY ON OUR FATE
You can find her on Instagram @ShannonJSpann
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Cover illustration by Elizabeth Turner Stokes
THE GODS ARE DEAD. ALL THAT'S LEFT ARE THE PLAYERS . . .
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- SERENA
Pub Month
- FEB 2026
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ROYAL HB
Trim Page Size
153 X 234 MM
Print Size
156 X 240 MM 41.5 MM - MATT LAM
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Endpapers
WIBALIN 658(BLACK)
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WIBALIN 601(BLACK)
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When the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime – a chance for one mortal to steal a Player’s immortality – Riven sees her last chance to live. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the competition. There she finds Jude, the Playhouse’s brilliant, merciless Lead Player, whose charm is as dangerous as his Craft, and strikes a deadly bargain to save her life. But with time running out and the Playhouse’s secrets unravelling into a disturbing picture, Riven faces a grim possibility: she might not be the hero of her story after all. In fact, she may be the villain. Because the Playhouse doesn’t just tell stories. It rewrites them. And Riven’s might end in blood.
CARAVAL MEETS ONE DARK WINDOW IN THIS LUSH AND DARK FANTASY.
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The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better t h a n a nyo n e , a f te r h e r ow n encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her.
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#1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT
K11 (GOLD) N/A
FINISHES
S H A N N O N J . S PA N N
TO KEEP THE PLAYERS SOUTH
A STAGE SET FOR VILLAINS
THE MORTALS MADE A TREATY
‘Dark fantasy at its most intoxicating . . . I was completely enthralled’
21/11/2025 13:53