Januaries

<h2><b>Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . .</b></h2><p><br><b>A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.</b><br><br>Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout – and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad. And we meet a Victorian orphan, who gains literacy for her occult situationship. In another time and place, a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away.<br><br>Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both. This collection also features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry and at least one set of actual wedding vows.<br><br><b>‘Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent’ – Chloe Gong, author of <i>These Violent Delights</i></b><br><br><b>‘Sign me up for anything she writes’ – <i>Cosmopolitan</i></b><br><br><b>Also by Olivie Blake:</b><br><i>The Atlas Six</i><br><i>The Atlas Paradox</i><br><i>The Atlas Complex</i><br><i>Alone with You in the Ether</i><br><i>One For My Enemy</i><br><i>Masters of Death</i><br><br>^{Olivie Blake is a multiple<i> Sunday Times</i> and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller - reaching No. 1 for <i>The Atlas Complex </i>in January 2024.}<br></p>