A study in drowning Mermaids

A study in drowning MermaidsEffy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him. Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to

even if it means a strategic betrothal to the influential Lord Darian Devereux

she hopes to become mistress of the passion – one who has mastered her area of study

◆he falls first

But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed

Yet she can’t stop craving what she shouldn’t want

if they found out

Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people

* pearlescent endpaper map

In the final war for survival

READY TO TAKE BACK WHAT WAS HERS

and kingdom in the second book in this whimsical

A stunning slipcased hardback edition of the Holly Black favourite