The Betrayals

December 1, 2020

The follow-up to Collins's LJ-starred, nationally best-selling The Binding is set in remote and mountainous Montverre, a training academy where a mysterious great game has been played out for centuries. L�o Martin once studied there, but tragedy sent him far away to the world of politics, and now an act of conscience has sent him back in exile. L�o feels mysteriously connected to the Magister Ludi now in charge, a woman, and the approaching Midsummer Games will challenge long-held traditions. With a 50,000-copy first printing.

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May 1, 2021
Monteverre is an academy that teaches the grand jeu--a strange, ancient, and mysterious art. But it is in a tenuous position in this world where the ruling Party is cracking down on religion, particularly Christianity, and enforcing a society of fear, surveillance, and threat. After challenging the decisions of the Party, Minister of Culture L�o is exiled in disgrace to his alma mater and forced to relive haunted memories of his teenage years--and the passionate rivalry he had with fellow student Carfax. To make things worse, Claire Dryden, the first woman to teach at the school and holder of its highest office, grates at his arrival, and a mysterious sobbing ghost of a girl is haunting the school's halls. While at first Collins' novel may feel scattered across perspectives and story lines, the reader is in for a treat: all these mysteries converge in shocking, suspenseful ways. By the time the novel draws to a close, the weave of the story and the tight net of a powerful rivals-to-lovers romance will have captured the reader in their web.

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