The Midnight Lie

Author Marie Rutkoski
Narrator Roisin Rankin
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Run Time 8 hours and 47 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Romance.

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What to expect

'Rich characterization, exquisite worldbuilding and rock-solid storytelling make this a fantasy of unusual intelligence and depth . . . Breathtaking, tragic and true' Kirkus on The Winner's Curse

Set in the world of the NYT-bestselling Winner's Trilogy, The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us - and the lies we tell ourselves.

Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colours. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.

Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest.

But then she encounters id, a rakish traveller from far away, who whispers rumours that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Critics Review

Lush, romantic, and powerful. In THE MIDNIGHT LIE, Marie Rutkoski spins a sensuous tale about awakening to the truth

Malinda Lo, author of Ash

Utterly immersive and gorgeous. Marie’s stories are the loveliest knives that cut you straight to the quick

Roshani Chokshi, New York Times-bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves

Darkly enchanting . . . The Midnight Lie is unsettling and thrilling, the world intricate and purposeful.

Shelf Awareness

Lush, swoony, painful [and] enraging

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for THE WINNER’S CURSE series

‘A one of a kind, BRILLIANT book . . . a bold tale on loyalty, love, family, friendship, suppression and power

Guardian

Beautifully written [and] masterfully plotted . . . A rare and special reading experience: I loved it. I want more.

Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of Graceling

Spellbinding . . . Rutkoski’s richly imagined world is full of dynamic repartee, gruesome battle scenes, and shifting alliances

Publishers Weekly

Dynamic and engaging . . . I loved this novel

The YA Shelf

Faultlessly written, home to a rich cast of mesmerising characters, and possesses just the right amount of intrigue, romance and emotion to make the story one that leaves an impression. My mind is still reeling from those final few pages

Realm of Fiction

Stunning

Bustle

There is no doubt this is going to be one of the most complex and compulsively readable fantasies of the year

Buzzfeed

Excellent

Mugglenet

The mysterious connection between magic and the tithes is spun out with excellent suspense, which, along with the assured writing and wealth of fantasy invention, will keep readers avidly turning pages

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