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A Novel by the Author of a Winter's Promise
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From the prize-winning author of the Mirror Visitor quartet comes a dystopian, heart-stopping adventure. Everyone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect. ★ "Demanding, unsettling, and deeply rewarding." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Deluxe hardcover edition with spot gloss and sprayed edges In a world ruled by...
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From the prize-winning author of the Mirror Visitor quartet comes a dystopian, heart-stopping adventure. Everyone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect.
★ "Demanding, unsettling, and deeply rewarding." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Deluxe hardcover edition with spot gloss and sprayed edges
In a world ruled by We, each person has a role, a direction, a mission assigned by their Instinct. No deviation. No freedom—Instinct is irrepressible and serves the Collective. But if young Goliath, a shattered Protector, saves lives, it's also because he dreams of becoming a Saint. And Claire, hiding behind her Instinct as a Confidante, bears a secret that could shake the entire system.
When some students begin disappearing into silence, Claire and Goliath find themselves questioning everything. Determined to uncover the truth, they follow forbidden trails, escape a murderous Archangel, and discover that We is not at all what it seems. The Instinctive Bureaucracy is impenetrable, and the detractors of the Collective work in the shadows, but one thing connects them all: their certainties are about to be shattered.
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ISBN: 9798889662044
Publisher: Europa Editions
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 August 2026
Imprint: Europa Editions
Contributors:
- Translated by Hildegarde Serle
- Translated by Hildegarde Serle
Audience: Teenage
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Weight: 0g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Christelle Dabos was born on the Côte d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. She now lives in Belgium. A Winter's Promise, her debut novel, won the Gallimard Jeunesse-RTL-Télérama First Novel Competition in France, and was named a Best Book of the Year by critics and publications in the US, including Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Publishers Weekly, and Chicago Review of Books. A Winter's Promise was named the #1 Sci-Fi/Fantasy title of the year by the editors of the Amazon Book Review. Hildegarde Serle graduated from Oxford University. After working as a newspaper subeditor in London, she obtained the Chartered Institute of Linguists Diploma in Translation. She is the translator of the Mirror Visitor series.
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