{"product_id":"the-debtors-game-9798217092147","title":"The Debtor's Game","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Seductive and merciless, \u003ci\u003eThe Debtor's Game\u003c\/i\u003e turns fae politics into something intimate and dangerous.\"--Jean Kwok, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Profoundly dystopian . . . This is fantasy at its most hard-hitting.\"--Shalini Abeysekara, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Monster of Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebtor: One who is owned; a faerie.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the kingdom of Amyria, the High Fae rule all. Faeries are born into servitude to pay off tattooed rings of debt, which can be added to at any time by the mercurial Fae. It is the way of things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvery serves under Lady Kassandra in the Versara Palace, the pinnacle of high society, where she becomes tangled in a deadly game of politics and power. Avery must help Kassandra escape her violent brother by catching the eye of the soon-to-be-crowned King Maxian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut things go horribly wrong at the coronation, forcing Avery to split her loyalties between Kassandra and Maxian, where one wrong move could cost Avery her family. When Avery discovers earth-shattering secrets about the High Fae, she stops playing fair--for the game is rigged . . . and she just might find the key to freeing them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunning from beginning to end\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), \u003ci\u003eThe Debtor's Game \u003c\/i\u003eis a dark fantasy novel of staggering scope and imagination--one that shows the best way to deal with an unjust system is to tear it out by its roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabelle Mongeau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217092147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Mongeau\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor in Atlanta, Georgia. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and published in \u003ci\u003eBayou Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitbreak Magazine, The Merrimack Review, Cleaver Literary Magazine, Alloy Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and Living Springs Publishers. She earned her MSt in creative writing from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in English\/creative writing and film studies from Emory University. \u003ci\u003eThe Debtor's Game \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Isabelle Mongeau \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47712207110301,"sku":"9798217092147","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4685ca4e-20ee-498b-9014-8f4f02e7a15d.jpg?v=1773172062","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-debtors-game-9798217092147","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}