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  • Published: 16 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241772119
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $45.00

The Gilded Blade




THE BRAND-NEW HARDBACK and EXPLOSIVE SERIES FINALE - full of shocking twists, addictive puzzles and irresistible romance.

ALL GAMES MUST COME TO AN END.

In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance--and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries.

All games must come to an end. In this series-shattering conclusion, everyone is a player, long-held secrets are unveiled, precious threads are unraveled, and impossible mysteries are solved. In the grandest of games, there is so much to win--money, love, power, revenge--but there is also everything to lose.

The truth will be revealed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes' most masterful puzzle yet.

  • Published: 16 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241772119
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written more than a dozen acclaimed young adult novels. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. You can find her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.

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Praise for The Gilded Blade

IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN

Buzzfeed (Praise for The Inheritance Games series)

ONE OF THE GREATEST SERIES IN RECENT HISTORY

Cosmopolitan.com

A master of puzzles and plot twists

E. Lockhart, bestselling author of WE WERE LIARS