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Blood of Gods and Girls
  • Published: 2 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241794241
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99

Blood of Gods and Girls

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Tr. Paperback
7 July 2026
EBook
2 July 2026
Audiobook
2 July 2026
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A fierce feminist fantasy set in a Singapore-inspired melting pot of Eastern culture – for fans of For She is Wrath, We Hunt the Flame, The Gilded Ones and Children of Blood and Bone.

‘I have long since learned that justice and survival are not compatible.’

When she bleeds, the Kingdom falls.

At five years old, Nisha was selected to be the Living Goddess – a mortal vessel for the great Goddess Shantavi. But on her twelfth birthday, Nisha escaped the temple before she could be sacrificed at the hands of the Immortal King.

Now the Kingdom searches for its new Living Goddess and their eye has fallen on Ratna, the only family Nisha has left.

Helped by a Golden Eagle Warrior and the only boy she has ever trusted, Nisha must learn to embrace her power in order to liberate her people.

It’s time to take the Kingdom back.

  • Published: 2 July 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241794241
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99
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About the author

Katja Kaine

Katja Kaine is a Yorkshire-based writer of fantasy novels. She is also the creator of the Novel Factory software for writers and the Novel Writing Roadmap. She has won multiple awards for writing, including the Northern Writers Northern Promise Award, the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices competition and been shortlisted for the Bath Children's Award and the Write Mentor Novel-In Development Award. Katja is half Singaporean and half German and when she's not writing can be found cooing over forest fungi, bending into pretzel yoga shapes and raging against the patriarchy.
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Praise for Blood of Gods and Girls

‘A thought-provoking feminist fantasy set within a richly developed, immersive world, Blood of Gods and Girls sends a chilling message about the fragility of freedom and an all too poignant reminder of the cruelty of mankind. Brave, brilliant and beautifully written, Nisha and the Mortal Goddess stayed with me long after I turned the last page.’

A. J Clack, author of Lie or Die