Winterveil

By Ava Reid

On Sale: 9/15/2026
Bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Fable for the End of the World Ava Reid is back with a thrilling new duology unlike anything you’ve read before. It’s a game—until it’s war.
  • 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.
  • An expert female soldier with an enigmatic past—and a dangerous secret.
In an alternate future where the Cold War still rages, four precocious teenage criminals with dark skills and darker secrets are offered a fresh start at a secret military academy. But instead of training to end the war, they find themselves on a mysterious mission that will test loyalties, forge romances, and maybe end the world as they know it.
ISBN: 9780063462281
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 15, 2026
List price: $28.99
No of pages: 448
Trim Size: 6.600 in (w) x 9.030 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Politics & Government *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General *

Ava Reid

Biography

Ava Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, A Theory of Dreaming, Lady Macbeth, Juniper & Thorn, and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area. Follow her on Instagram @avasreid and find her online at tumblr.com/avasreid.

Bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Fable for the End of the World Ava Reid is back with a thrilling new duology unlike anything you’ve read before. It’s a game—until it’s war.
  • 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.
  • An expert female soldier with an enigmatic past—and a dangerous secret.
In an alternate future where the Cold War still rages, four precocious teenage criminals with dark skills and darker secrets are offered a fresh start at a secret military academy. But instead of training to end the war, they find themselves on a mysterious mission that will test loyalties, forge romances, and maybe end the world as they know it.

ISBN: 9780063462281
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 15, 2026
List price: $28.99
No of pages: 448
Trim Size: 6.600 in (w) x 9.030 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Politics & Government *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General *

Ava Reid

Biography

Ava Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, A Theory of Dreaming, Lady Macbeth, Juniper & Thorn, and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area. Follow her on Instagram @avasreid and find her online at tumblr.com/avasreid.