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In a world ruled by the feared Players, Riven Hesper has lived under a curse that has been slowly killing her since childhood. When the Playhouse announces a merciless competition where a mortal may steal a Player\u2019s immortality, she steps forward with nothing left to lose. <\/span><\/p>\n

Inside the theatre of the Playhouse, she finds herself caught in a game where truth and performance blur. There she meets Jude, the Playhouse\u2019s most brilliant and ruthless Player, whose charm is as dangerous as the magic he wields. A desperate bargain binds them together as the boundaries of the competition begin to fracture. <\/span><\/p>\n

The deeper Riven falls into the Playhouse\u2019s world, the more she begins to understand its true nature. Stories are not simply told here, they are rewritten. And as the narrative shifts around her, she is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: she may not be the heroine of this story at all, but the villain it has been waiting for. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Details:
\n<\/b>Language: <\/b>English<\/span>
\nFormat:<\/b> Hardback<\/span>
\nPages: <\/b>513<\/span>
\nRelease date:<\/b> 3\/02-2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a world where gods are dead and only Players remain, a dying girl enters a deadly stage of power and illusion<\/span>
A brutal competition offers her one impossible chance to survive. But every story in the Playhouse comes at a cost. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Ships out around July 20-25th <\/span><\/p>\n

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Mockup by @lunafaystudio<\/a>
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