Winterveil

The Secret History meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in #1 bestselling author Ava Reid’s brand new, epic, dystopian YA novel.There is no application process for Valeran Academy, but it boasts the brightest – and precociously criminal – students in the nation.A disgraced politician from a powerful American dynasty.A coldly brilliant strategist who will sacrifice anything to win.A former pageant queen with a talent that could change the world.A prodigious female soldier with an enigmatic past – and a dangerous secret.With eerie war simulations, cutthroat competitions and foreboding new technology, Valeran trains its students to be elite assets in a Cold War that has dragged on for nearly a century. But as a sinister conspiracy takes shape and these four are drawn together for a mysterious mission, their loyalties are tested, their convictions shaken and they all begin to wonder: are they ushering in a new era of freedom, or tyranny?

• Publication date: 24 September 2026
• Page count: 592
• Dimensions: Height 224 mm; Width 147 mm; Thickness 50 mm
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN-13: 9780008827960