'Grabbed me by the throat' Olivie Blake
'Ferociously savage' Sangu Mandanna
'Another cutthroat classic' Tasha Suri

The epic sequel to the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Immortal Longings.

Romance, politics and power meld in this pulse-pounding, electric enemies-to-lovers epic fantasy romance, inspired by Antony and Cleopatra.

The games are over. Let chaos reign.

Calla Tuoleimi has done the impossible. Against all odds, she won San-Er's bloody games and eliminated the king. She now serves as royal advisor to August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.

Only Calla knows it isn't really August.

Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla's betrayal in the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August's body, and has no intention of giving it back. But when his first love awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy, chaos erupts.

As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton will have to journey to the kingdom's furthest reaches to prevent anarchy - before their real identities are exposed . . .

READERS LOVE CHLOE GONG

'OH MY GOD I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS BOOK!'
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'EXCUSE MEEE??? WHO GAVE CHLOE GONG THE RIGHT TO UTTERLY OBLITERATE MY MIND AND SOUL???' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'5. big. shiny. stars. good f******g god dude she has done it AGAIN. NO MISSES. BANGER AFTER BANGER . . . AND I WILL ALSO BE SENDING MISS GONG MY THERAPY BILL. thank you very much' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I LIVE AND BREATHE The Hunger Games so the second I saw this book I knew I HAD to read it and guess what? I was not disappointed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This is one of my favourite books I have read so far this year!! (a must read for any chloe gong or any fantasy lovers!!)' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

PRAISE FOR CHLOE GONG
Ferociously savage and full of the most delicious twists, Vilest Things lives up to all my highest and most unhinged expectations * Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches *
Dark, dazzling, and deliciously depraved, Chloe Gong pulls no punches in this heart-pounding sequel to Immortal Longings. The prose is as smart and lethally sharp as the characters, the tension is palpable on every page, and the twists will leave you breathless. To say I'm obsessed would be an understatement * Ann Liang, New York Times bestselling author of A Song to Drown Rivers *
The only thing hotter than a character written by Chloe Gong is a betrayal written by Chloe Gong. The scale of world-building and depths of romantic hostility grabbed me by the throat (and I said thank you) * Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six *
A knife-sharp sequel smoldering with vengeance and intrigue. Chloe Gong does not pull her punches, and you'll thank her for the pain * Heather Walter, award-winning author of Malice *
Immortal Longings is a grab-you-and-won't-let-go sort of book, as brutal and merciless as its characters * Andrea Stewart, author of The Drowning Empire trilogy *
Gripping, bewildering, irresistible, Chloe Gong's Immortal Longings is a tour de force of Asian Futurism * Ryka Aoki, author of Light From Uncommon Stars *
Vilest Things is another cutthroat classic from the amazing Chloe Gong * Tasha Suri, award-winning author of The Burning Kingdoms trilogy *
A fast-paced adventure, balancing each of the main characters' dubious morality with the tension of the prior relationships Anton had with both Calla and Otta. Readers will excitedly await the next adventure * Booklist *
Smart, imaginative, and brutal, Immortal Longings is a mind- and genre-bending epic that is as cutting and honest as it is unpredictable * Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga *

Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of critically acclaimed fantasy and science fiction novels, including These Violent Delights, Immortal Longings and Coldwire. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and she was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and International Relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she is now located in New York City.