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White Cat

The first book in the spellbinding Curse Workers series by the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince
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Meet the Curse Workers - the fan favourite urban fantasy trilogy by global phenomenon Holly Black - now reborn in these unmissable new editions with stunning reimagined covers and updated texts never before published in the UK! Cassel grew up in a family of curse workers... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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FROM THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CRUEL PRINCE AND BOOK OF NIGHT . . .

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Meet the Curse Workers - the fan favourite urban fantasy trilogy by global phenomenon Holly Black - now reborn in these unmissable new editions with stunning reimagined covers and updated texts never before published in the UK!

Cassel grew up in a family of curse workers - people who can rewrite your emotions, your memories, your luck - with nothing more than a touch. It's the kind of magic that got outlawed generations ago. Everyone who has it is considered a criminal.

But Cassel isn't like the rest of them. He hasn't got magic. That means he's always been an outsider - the only straight-laced kid in a crooked family. At least, that's what he believed, right up until three years ago, when he murdered the girl he loved, Lila, who was also heir to the Zacharov crime family.

Now he's started sleepwalking, waking on rooftops, chasing a white cat through his dreams. The more he digs, the more his past begins to unravel. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he realises the only way to find out the truth is to outcon the conmen.

Murder mystery meets contemporary fantasy in the cutthroat world of the Curse Workers, where a single touch can bring love - or death - and your dreams might be truer than your memories. Brimming with high-stakes deception, jaw-dropping twists, and a dash of romance, this beloved series is perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Vicious by V. E. Schwab.

PRAISE FOR THE CURSE WORKERS SERIES

'Witty, twisty, and impossible to put down' LEIGH BARDUGO

'Dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy' CASSANDRA CLARE

'An exercise in stellar worldbuilding' V. E. SCHWAB

'Her most riveting work yet' SCOTT WESTERFIELD

'A stunning tour de force' LIBBA BRAY

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399628686

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of speculative and fantasy novels, short stories, and comics. She has been a finalist for an Eisner and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. She has sold over 26 million books worldwide, her work has been translated into over 30 languages and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.

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