Hearts That Cut

Hearts That Cut

In this heart-pounding, much-anticipated sequel to Threads That Bind, Io will face threads even more dangerous and players even more powerful as she discovers what it will mean to follow – or defy – her fate.

It’s been five weeks since Io left Alante to follow the golden thread, and she’s no closer to finding the god on the other end. She spends her days in constant, grueling travel and her nights worrying over the fate-thread she shares with Edei – which seems to be fraying. Making matters worse, she and Bianca soon realise that their only lead has shaken them off, snapped the golden thread and disappeared.

But not before Io gathers some crucial clues. Her investigation leads her to a new mystery, a rash of sibling disappearances across the Wastelands that seems to be connected to the murders in Alante. And all signs point to Nanzy, the golden city, as the center of the whole conspiracy.

As Io and Bianca make their way to Nanzy, they face powerful enemies, find allies new and old, and uncover a horrifying plot that traces back centuries. The more Io learns, the more she begins to suspect that the future of the world may truly rest on her shoulders. But she will have to determine how much of the future is her choice – and how much is simply her fate.

Out now from Razorbill US and Penguin Random House UK.

Content Warnings for Threads That Bind: Emotional abuse, panic attacks, assault, as well as non-graphic murder, animal death, blood, violence, classism.

Praise for "Hearts That Cut"

“Hearts That Cut is a captivating, confident return to the fantastical—and utterly original—world established in Threads That Bind. Every word is essential, every sentence sings; I would read Kika's shopping lists at this point, but I'm so so glad I got this instead. A must-read for all Greek mythology and fantasy fans.”
— Sarah Underwood
New York Times Bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea
“Hearts That Cut is everything I want in a sequel! In this spellbinding return to the climate-ravaged world of the other-born, Kika Hatzopoulou delivers a high-stakes, page-turning mystery with an utterly gasp-worthy twist.”
— Leslie Vedder
Αuthor of The Bone Spindle series 
“An epic thematic scope and an intricately imagined setting...Enticing and original.”
— Kirkus Reviews