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The Last Wizards' Ball

A Gunnie Rose novel
By Charlaine Harris
Series: Gunnie Rose
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‘Immersive, involving, suspenseful, and intriguing, with a main character you'll love’ LEE CHILD No. 1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power, in this fifth instalment... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The next thrilling novel in Charlaine Harris's unputdownable Gunnie Rose series - a family drama of murderous and magical thrills.

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‘Immersive, involving, suspenseful, and intriguing, with a main character you'll love’ LEE CHILD

No. 1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power, in this fifth instalment of the Gunnie Rose series.

Love The Walking Dead, Westworld, or True Blood? You will ADORE this gritty and wildly entertaining tale, set in a parallel reality of the United States where magic is an outlawed power.

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Praise for Charlaine Harris:

‘A gripping, twisty-turny, thrill-ride of a read’ Karin Slaughter

‘Harris has a remarkable talent for world building’ Booklist

‘Will leave readers enthralled. [A] fascinating setting and a heroine who's sure to be a new fan favourite’ Publishers Weekly (starred review)

‘A master of her craft . . . dazzling’ Seanan McGuire

‘A gritty, action-filled story with a touch of magic’ Anne Bishop

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349439235

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 272

Collections

Charlaine Harris Crime & Thriller Dystopian Fiction Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Gunnie Rose Spy & Espionage Thriller

About the Author

Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty-five years. Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, she is the author of the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, basis for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Aurora Teagarden original movies; the Midnight, Texas series, now airing on NBC; the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasy series, basis for the HBO show True Blood; the Lily Bard mysteries; the Harper Connelly mysteries; and the co-author of the graphic novel trilogy Cemetery Girl. Harris now lives in Texas with her husband and two rescue dogs.

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