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The Summer War

The Summer War

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Hardback (16 Sep 2025)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this enchanting, poignant novella from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell.

Celia discovers her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent leaves home. Furious at being left behind, she lashes out, not realising her childish, angry words will suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.

While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse. Yet she cannot find the solution - until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her people and the summerlings, the immortal beings holding a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbours.

With the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War. But what price will she have to pay?

About the Publisher

Del Rey

Launched in 2013, Del Rey (UK) is a new Sci-Fi and Fantasy imprint publishing the newest and most exciting voices in speculative fiction. As part of the Penguin Random House group, Del Rey sits alongside SSF imprints such as Del Rey (US), TOR, and Ace Books. Del Rey is dedicated to publishing the very best in Science Fiction and Fantasy across many and diverse genres. Del Rey's ultimate aim is to bring to something new to the Science Fiction and Fantasy spectrum. If Del Rey were ray on that spectrum we'd be the 'Del' ray.

Book information

ISBN: 9781529960280
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Del Rey
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 400g
Height: 222mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 25mm