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Fable For the End of the World

By Ava Reid
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Fable For the End of the World combines the intensity of The Last of Us with the intrigue of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. In this epic standalone dystopian romance from the... Read More
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Fable For the End of the World combines the intensity of The Last of Us with the intrigue of The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything.

In this epic standalone dystopian romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth, readers will find an irresistible tale perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Last of Us.

By encouraging massive accumulations of debt, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.

Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town, barely scraping a living from their taxidermy shop. Their mother, however, has secretly accrued enormous debt. The only way out is to offer her daughter as a sacrifice for Caerus's livestreamed assassination eventβ€”the Lamb's Gauntlet.

Melinoe is the assassin chosen for this spectacle. As the product of years of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she's a living weapon, famous for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. Yet, she's haunted by her failure in the last gauntlet, when she broke down live on screen.

As Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, each is determined to claim victory. Yet, they begin to question what they've been taught. Could there be more to life than survival? Could they be capable of more than death?

Could they, against all the odds, be falling in love?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804953792

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 264g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Ava Reid is the Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, Lady Macbeth, Innamorata and more. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area.

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