Winterveil
- Author Ava Reid
- Narrator Curtis Michael Holland, Eva Kaminsky, Gail Shalan, Emma Love
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 24 September 2026
- Run Time 14 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Alternative history fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Espionage and spy thriller.
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What to expect
The Secret History meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in #1 bestselling author Ava Reid’s brand new, thrilling, dystopian YA novel.
There is no application process for Valeran Academy, but it boasts the brightest – and precociously criminal – students in the nation.
A disgraced politician from a powerful American dynasty.
A coldly brilliant strategist who will sacrifice anything to win.
A former pageant queen with a talent that could change the world.
A prodigious female soldier with an enigmatic past – and a dangerous secret.
With eerie war simulations, cutthroat competitions and foreboding new technology, Valeran trains its students to be elite assets in a Cold War that has dragged on for nearly a century. But as a sinister conspiracy takes shape and these four are drawn together for a mysterious mission, their loyalties are tested, their convictions shaken and they all begin to wonder: are they ushering in a new era of freedom, or tyranny?
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| Author | Ava Reid |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Curtis Michael Holland, Eva Kaminsky, Gail Shalan, Emma Love |
| Duration | 14 hours and 12 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780008828004 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Alternative history fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Espionage and spy thriller |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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