Overview
The Last of UsĀ meetsĀ The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesĀ in this standalone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything.Ā
By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.Ā
Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, their cruel and indolent mother has accrued an enormous debtāenough to qualify one of her children for Caerusās livestreamed assassination spectacle: the Lambās Gauntlet.
MelinoĆ« is a Caerus assassin, trained to track and kill the sacrificial Lambs. The product of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she is a living weapon, known for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. She has never failed to assassinate one of her marks.Ā
When Inesa learns that her mother has offered her as a sacrifice, at first she despairsāthe Gauntlet is always a bloodbath for the impoverished debtors. But sheās had years of practice surviving in the apocalyptic wastes, and with the help of her hunter brother, she might stand a chance of staying alive.
For MelinoĆ«, this is a game she canāt afford to lose. Despite her reputation for mercilessness, she is haunted by painful flashbacks. After her last Gauntlet, where she broke down on livestream, she desperately needs redemption.
As Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, both girls begin to question everything: Inesa wonders if thereās more to life than survival, while Mel wonders if sheās capable of more than killing.Ā
And both wonder if, against all odds, they might be falling in love.
This book title, Fable for the End of the World, ISBN: 9780063211551, by Ava Reid, published by HarperCollins (March 4, 2025) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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