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The Wretched Divine

A sensational new romantic fantasy series from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Belladonna
By Adalyn Grace
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'An utterly original and epic tale' STEPHANIE GARBER'A triumph of fantasy' KAYLIE SMITH'Devastating in the best of ways' REBECCA ROSS'Not your typical angels vs demons story' MARIA V. SNYDER'An edge-of-your-seat page turner' ISABEL IBANEZ'Ferociously romantic' ADRIENNE YOUNG'I adored every page' SUE LYNN TAN'Cancel all your plans'... Read More
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From the global phenomenon behind Sunday Times bestseller Belladonna comes a brand-new fantasy series about an ancient war between angels and demons - and the mortal knight determined to end it at any cost.

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'An utterly original and epic tale' STEPHANIE GARBER

'A triumph of fantasy' KAYLIE SMITH

'Devastating in the best of ways' REBECCA ROSS

'Not your typical angels vs demons story' MARIA V. SNYDER

'An edge-of-your-seat page turner' ISABEL IBANEZ

'Ferociously romantic' ADRIENNE YOUNG

'I adored every page' SUE LYNN TAN

'Cancel all your plans' KRISTEN CICCARELLI

'Resplendent . . . This book will not disappoint' TAMORA PIERCE

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Aurelie Chantelune was born to serve. Raised as a knight in a kingdom ravaged by demons, she's spent her life honing her blade, driven by the memory of the monsters who tore her family apart and by the knowledge that she's one of the few who can stop them.

If Aurelie can claim her first kill, she'll inherit a legacy passed down through the Chantelune bloodline: a soulbond with Yuriel, an angel whose power is vital to her kingdom's survival. But when those she loves begin turning into the very monsters she's sworn to destroy, Aurelie is forced to seek help from the last place she ever imagined. Desperate, she forges a second and far more dangerous bond with Severin, a demon she can hardly trust, but who claims to know how to end the war for good.

With their lives and fates entwined, Aurelie, Yuriel, and Severin must team up to hunt down a cure capable of turning demons back into humans. But the more they learn about one another and the deeper their relationships grow, the more Aurelie begins to question the war and her place in it. With both of her bonded on opposing sides, she'll have to make a choice: continue to stand with the angels, or risk everything by trusting a demon.

The Wretched Divine is the heart-pounding adult debut from Sunday Times-bestselling author Adalyn Grace, about an ancient war between angels and demons, and the human knight determined to end it at any cost.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399630030

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 512

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About the Author

Adalyn Grace is the #1 New York Times, Sunday Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, international, and indie bestselling author of the Belladonna trilogy and the All the Stars and Teeth duology. Prior to becoming an author, Adalyn spent four years working in live theatre and studied storytelling as an intern on Nickelodeon Animation's popular series The Legend of Korra. Local to San Diego, Adalyn spends her non-writing days by watching too much anime, and by playing video games with her two dorky dogs.

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