There are only four weeks until the publication of NEVERTHORN, the highly-anticipated new novel from Shannon Mayer! Due out on July 24th in the UK, it will be published by Michael Joseph Books. Here’s the synopsis…
Welcome to Neverthorn Academy.
Where a bunch of magical school misfits are about to save the world.
Or, more likely, die trying…
Since dropping out of Neverthorn Academy, after the death of her mother, Harlow Daygon has been working as an enchanted-jewel thief.
The last thing she expects is for the school to make an offer she can’t refuse: come back to Neverthorn and join seven others with secret magical abilities in House Phoenix. There, they’ll be trained in potions, rune casting and combat.
Because Nocta – a powerful dark wizard who has been plaguing the magical realm for decades – has the mortal world in his sights, and the students of House Phoenix are all that stand in his way.
But Harlow failed at Neverthorn once before. And nothing reminds her of this more than tall, brooding Typhon – Harlow’s old classmate and nemesis – who is now the professor tasked with unlocking her own, special power.
Except Harlow is sure that Typhon and the other professors are hiding a dark secret.
One she must figure out before Nocta arrives to bring about the end of the world…
NEVERTHORN will also be available in a Waterstone’s special edition, with fantastic sprayed edges…
The novel is already generating some great pre-publication buzz; here are just a few of the early responses…
‘If you like your heroes messy, your professors brooding, and your fantasies dark, NEVERTHORN is for you. Prepare to fall. Hard. Like, it’s gonna hurt’ — Darynda Jones, New York Times bestselling author of the Charley Davidson series
‘This is a super fun, action-packed magical Academy adventure ― perfect for readers of books like Fourth Wing and Zodiac Academy, but who want a main character who is a little bit older, seasoned, and absolutely hilarious!’ — C. N. Crawford, author of The Hallowed Games duology
‘Neverthorn is for the women who’ve lived, bled, and clawed their way to survive. Dark academia gets a savage, spellbinding twist ― and Harlow Daygon is the chaotic queen we didn’t know we needed’ — K. F. Breene, USA Today bestselling author of the Shadowspell Academy series
Zeno represents Shannon Mayer in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.