In the industrious city of Basalton at the height of the gilded age, highborn families use enchantments to flaunt power and status, while the lower classes dabble in cheap counterfeit enchantments. Seventeen-year-old orphan Vesper Evans doesn't trust magic, or the sorcerers who wield it. Instead, she commits herself to her job as a writer for the Basalton Herald.
But when her newspaper finds itself under threat and she happens to witness a murder first-hand, everything changes. Maximilian Kite is not only the heir to one of Basalton's wealthiest families, he's also a sorcerer, and one with a bold proposal for Vesper. If she can use her investigative skill to prove his innocence he'll pay her more money than she's ever seen in her life.
Max is everything Vesper despises - but his offer is too good to pass up. And to infiltrate the upper class, Vesper must pretend they are courting. What ever could go wrong?
| ISBN: | 9781035075171 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2026 |
| Author: | Ayana Gray |
| Publisher: | First Ink an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians |
In the industrious city of Basalton at the height of the gilded age, highborn families use enchantments to flaunt power and status, while the lower classes dabble in cheap counterfeit enchantments. Seventeen-year-old orphan Vesper Evans doesn't trust magic, or the sorcerers who wield it.
Hawk & Sparrow features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. Pre-order. 3rd September 2026.
Hawk & Sparrow was written by Ayana Gray and published by First Ink an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Hawk & Sparrow has 352 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. Pre-order. 3rd September 2026.