Vilest Things

The games are over. Let chaos reign.

Power plays, spilled blood, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.

Calla Tuoleimi has done the impossible. Against all odds, she won San-Er's bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She now serves as royal advisor to August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.


Only Calla knows it isn't really August.


Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla's betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August's body to survive, and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy, chaos erupts.


As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton will have to journey to the kingdom's furthest reaches to prevent anarchy - before their real identities are exposed . . .

AUTHORS LOVE CHLOE GONG

'A lot of fun, with twists you won't see coming until right before the hammer drops' REBECCA ROANHORSE

'Smart, imaginative, and brutal . . . her complex characters will hurt you, but in the most thrilling way' WESLEY CHU

'Gripping, bewildering, irresistible . . . Melds the ruthless sensuality of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with the visceral urgency of The Hunger Games' RYKA AOKI

'Each page is fierce and filled with yearning' ANDREA STEWART