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Green and Deadly Things
- Author
- Jenn Lyons
- Narrator
- Torian Brackett
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2026
- Run Time
- 15 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a captivating standalone fantasy of necromancy and cursed magic from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.
'This propulsive read will keep you up way past your bedtime'
– The New York Times
Centuries ago, necromancy almost destroyed the world. That’s how history remembers it.
History remembers it wrong.
Mathaiik has studied all his life to join the sacred order of the Idallik Knights, charged with defending their world from the forces of necromancy. Only vestiges of that cursed magic remain – nothing like the fabled days of the Grim Lords, the undead wizards who once nearly destroyed the world.
Until monsters once more begin to wake. But something about them is even stranger: whole forests coming alive and devouring anyone so foolish as to trespass, formerly peaceful animals mutating into savage carnivores . . . the land itself has turned upon humanity and the Knights are powerless to stop it.
It’s a good thing, then, that the Grim Lords were never truly destroyed. One of their number sleeps below the Knights' very fortress. And when an army of twisted tree monsters attacks the young initiates in his charge, Math decides to do the unthinkable: he wakes her up.
'Incredibly compelling magical ideas pairs with deeply terrifying monsters'
– Daniel M. Ford, author of The Warden
**
Fans Love Green and Deadly Things:
'Jenn Lyons my beloved, you’ve done it again!'
'An incredible experience'
'Kai and Math steal the show. Their flirting had me grinning like an idiot!'
'EEK, this was a great story. What a journey!'
Green & Deadly Things was no.9 in the hardback chart w/c 9th March 2026
Critics Review
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This propulsive read will keep you up way past your bedtime. You may never look at trees the same way again
The New York Times
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Moving at breakneck speed, Green and Deadly Things pairs incredibly compelling magical ideas with deeply terrifying monsters
Daniel M. Ford, author of The Warden
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Jenn Lyons is the queen of epic fantasy. Green and Deadly Things has all the ancient evils, corrupt knightly orders, apocalyptic climate cycles, world-spanning conflicts, true love, and unforgiveable betrayals you could ask for-all feeling fresh and new, and all complete in a single delicious volume
Ruthanna Emrys, author of Winter Tide
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Jenn Lyons just keeps getting better and better!
Glen Cook, author of The Black Company
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Spectacular . . . an ensemble that sparkles like a hoard full of diamonds
Freya Marske, internationally bestselling author of A Marvellous Light, on The Sky on Fire
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A fantastic page-turner with a heady blend of great characters, fast-moving action and a fabulously inventive magic system . . . I loved it
John Gwynne, author of Malice, on The Ruin of Kings
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Details
- Author
- Jenn Lyons
- Narrator
- Torian Brackett
- Duration
- 15 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035048663
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Mythical creatures: Zombies and the undead, Narrative theme: environmental issues / the natural world
Synopsis
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFor fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a captivating standalone fantasy of necromancy and cursed magic from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.'This propulsive read will keep you up way past your bedtime'– The New York TimesCenturies ago, necromancy almost destroyed the world. That’s how history remembers it.History remembers it wrong.Mathaiik has studied all his life to join the sacred order of the Idallik Knights, charged with defending their world from the forces of necromancy. Only vestiges of that cursed magic remain – nothing like the fabled days of the Grim Lords, the undead wizards who once nearly destroyed the world.Until monsters once more begin to wake. But something about them is even stranger: whole forests coming alive and devouring anyone so foolish as to trespass, formerly peaceful animals mutating into savage carnivores . . . the land itself has turned upon humanity and the Knights are powerless to stop it.It’s a good thing, then, that the Grim Lords were never truly destroyed. One of their number sleeps below the Knights' very fortress. And when an army of twisted tree monsters attacks the young initiates in his charge, Math decides to do the unthinkable: he wakes her up.'Incredibly compelling magical ideas pairs with deeply terrifying monsters'– Daniel M. Ford, author of The Warden**Fans Love Green and Deadly Things:'Jenn Lyons my beloved, you’ve done it again!''An incredible experience''Kai and Math steal the show. Their flirting had me grinning like an idiot!''EEK, this was a great story. What a journey!'Green & Deadly Things was no.9 in the hardback chart w/c 9th March 2026
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