A FATE SO COLD
COMING NOVEMBER 4, 2025
WITH C.L. HERMAN
TWO CHOSEN ONES WITH ONE CHOICE:
THE WORLD OR EACH OTHER
Artist: Imogen Oh (@imogen.oh)
Designer: Lesley Worrell (@LesleyAWorrell)
For most of the year, Summer reigns peacefully over Alderland. Then, for six brutal weeks, Winter rages, obliterating towns and wreaking casualties. Magicians bond with powerful wands of Summer to defend the nation, a duty that costs many their lives.
Domenic Barrow never wanted such responsibility—but destiny hasn’t granted him a choice. The greatest Summer wand has awakened for the first time in a century, warning that an icy cataclysm looms on the horizon. And despite his reputation as the least suited of his classmates, the wand Chooses Domenic to wield it.
Ellery Caldwell spent years striving to be a perfect Summer magician—and burying her fears of her own power. But her worst suspicions are proven true when she accidentally creates the first ever Winter wand.
Now, as the unprecedented Chosen Two, Domenic and Ellery must thwart the oncoming cataclysm together. And in trying to fulfill their destinies, they wonder if they were brought together for a second reason: to fall in love.
Until they discover the unthinkable truth. The Chosen Two aren’t fated allies, but eternal rivals, and the only way to save their home is for one of them to slay the other.
This is no love story. It’s a tragedy.
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PRAISE FOR A FATE SO COLD
"Prepare to be remade or destroyed. A Fate So Cold is a study of contrasts: destiny and choice; duty and desire; isolation and belonging; bitter cold and comforting warmth. With two brilliant leads, a wholly original world, and gorgeous writing, it kept me breathless all the way to the inevitable, devastating conclusion. An instant classic."
Allison Saft, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic and A Fragile Enchantment
"Intricate, imaginative, and devastatingly romantic."
Alexene Farol Follmuth, New York Times bestselling author of Twelfth Knight
"One of the most exciting duos writing in fantasy today, Foody and Herman stun in their newest novel, filled with humor and fast-paced action, exquisite worldbuilding, and gorgeous prose. A Fate So Cold is a triumph—rapturously romantic and enthralling to the very end."
Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
"With inventive magic, sprawling world-building, and a heartbreaking romance, A Fate So Cold is a feast for fantasy lovers."
Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King
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