Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton (author) (UK edition)

The bestselling Rebel of the Sands author is back with a glittering fantasy thriller duology, featuring a family obsessed with money, power, fame – and magic.

‘Sparkling . . . Hamilton is back and better than ever.’ Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree ‘More-than-magical . . . readers are sure to devour!’ Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom ‘Irresistible!’ Catherine Doyle, author of instant #1 bestseller The Dagger and the Flame

At sixteen, Honora ‘Nora’ Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in Gamanix; her family controls all the money – and all the magic – in the entire country. But when her mother is found murdered in an alley, the family throne and fortune are up for grabs, which means Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the deadly Veritaz trials to determine the rightful inheritor.

But there’s a surprise rival in the form of Ottoline, aka Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora’s aunt, who was left with nuns as a baby. Thrown into the Veritaz, she is suddenly surrounded by a hostile family she never knew she had.

But as the Holtzfalls wage their battles of privilege, something bigger and more sinister bubbles beneath the surface, and revolution is in the air.

Incredible tests, impossible choices, and deadly odds await both girls. But there can only be one winner.

‘A treat . . . had me in a chokehold.’ Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen ‘An absolutely intoxicating, irresistible read.’ Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns ‘Fabulous . . . had me hooked.’ Katharine Corr, bestselling author of Queen of Gods ‘I adored it.’ Rachel Greenlaw, author of Compass and Blade ‘Twisty and clever . . . I loved every second.’ Ravena Guron, bestselling author of This Book Kills ‘A galloping, glittering, twisty treat of a book.’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave, award-winning author of The Deathless Girls ‘An absolute triumph.’ Roshani Chokshi, NYT bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves