Fate: The Winx Saga Vol. 2: The Shadow War

A high-energy romp for fans of Fate: The Winx Saga Vol. 1 and the Netflix series!

The magical school of Alfea is all but destroyed, its fractured remnants defended by the brave fairies and specialists who remain--even in the wake of heartbreaking loss.

The roommates of the Winx Suite have been hit the hardest. Stella has fallen to the darkness and leads an army against her former friends. Aisha, Musa, Flora and Sky must come up with a plan to push back the shadows that threaten to overrun their world...Meanwhile, Bloom puts everything on the line to redeem herself to those she holds most dear.

Author: Olivia Cuartero-Briggs
Publisher: Maverick
Published: 07/22/2025
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781545818169
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Olivia Cuartero-Briggs is an award-winning dramatic writer of Dominican and European descent, born and raised in New York City. She holds a B.A. with Honors from Oberlin College, as well as an M.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and is currently enjoying a career writing for both TV and comic books in sunny Los Angeles. Recent credits include staff writer The Arrangement, staff writer Queen of the South, and co-producer on Mike Schur's Field of Dreams. She currently has new TV projects in development BBC Studios, CBS Studios, Endemol Shine, and 3PAS. Published comic books include, Mary Shelley Monster Hunter and Silver City with AfterShock Comics. Upcoming publications include Bram Stoker Monster Hunter and Sugar House, both with AfterShock Comics (2024/2025), and Fate: The Winx Saga, with Maverick (2024/2025). OCB also currently has projects in various stages of development with Oni Press, Humanoids, Maverick, and Mad Cave. Awards include The Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, The New York Theater Festival's Best Original Play Award, Hollywood Comedy Shorts Best of Fest Award, and the Flint Film Festival's Best Screenplay Award.

Valeria Peri is a freelance comic book artist and illustrator from Italy. She started working in 2019 as a comic artist and since then she has published a total of four short stories with a local publisher. All of them were written and illustrated by her. In 2021 she started working as the artist of the webcomic Slice of Life, which is currently published on the websites: Webtoon, Tapas and Zestworld

Dearbhla Kelly is a freelance comic colorist, designer and illustrator. As well as editorial illustration for The Irish Times and Irish Independent, her work includes interior color for comics such as I Walk With Monsters (Vault), Gatsby (AWA), Sort of Super (Simon & Schuster), Pantomime (Mad Cave Studios), Human Remains (Vault) and 007 (Dynamite). She has also written short comics for Red Sonja, Vampirella and The Irish Times. Their recent work includes colour for Unnatural Order (Vault), which has made waves in the comics world as one of the best-selling new independent comics of 2023. Dearbhla is also a committee member for DCAF - the Dublin Comics Arts Festival - which runs quarterly in Richmond Barracks, showcasing the best of Irish indie comics talent.

Justin Birch is a Ringo Award-nominated letterer born and raised in the hills of West Virginia. Lettering comics since 2015, he is a member of the lettering studio AndWorld Design and has worked with AWA, Boom!, DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, Mad Cave Studios, and numerous indy publishers. Justin still lives in West Virginia, only now it's with his loving wife, daughters, and their dog, Kirby.