Tempest (Deluxe Limited Edition) Victoria Aveyard

This limited deluxe hardcover edition will feature stenciled edges, illustrated endpapers, and special jacket effects—available while supplies last.

Set in a world of magical tides and gathering storms, inspired by the golden age of piracy. A former noblewoman who faces execution for treason unless she helps the empire hunt their most wanted enemy: the last great pirate captain, and the only man she has ever loved. Love letter to Pirates of the Caribbean. In the sweeping adventure that follows, Cat sets off toward the horizon with Fell holding her leash. Her goal is to escape both noose and blade. But if she has to betray Valerian again, will her survival be worth the cost?

When Lady Catrine Rose crossed the Lyrian Sea as a young bride, she dreamed of adventure and excitement—dreams quickly dashed by the realization that her Lord husband was fleeing his creditors and clinging to the last remnants of his wealth: an island deeded by the crown, where the heat and salt nourish nothing but loneliness. But the Lyrian Sea has a way of remaking people, with its mysterious waters and changing tides singing to a few who dare to listen.

Ten years on, Lady Rose has transformed herself into Cat. Her husband is dead, her tavern is a way station for every ship on the sea, and she has learned to value her survival above all else. So, when the Meridian Empire wages war to reclaim its island colonies from pirates, it is Cat’s whispers that send her friends to the gallows. It’s a betrayal that consumes her heart even as she tells herself she had no choice.

She assumes she’s safe. But the empire turns on her, sending Captain Jasper Fell to arrest her. According to fraternization laws, she faces execution for treason. Unless she agrees to a terrible bargain.

A single pirate enclave resists the empire’s grasp, rallying around one of the last surviving captains: Valerian Kane. Kane is a legend on the sea, with an uncanny connection to the Lyrian and her storms. He is the only pirate to have escaped the Meridian prisons, the only captain to sink three navy ships in an afternoon, and the only man she has ever loved.