Necromancy, vengeance, and a bloody battle for the throne rage in the sequel to Innamorata, a gorgeous and extravagantly grimdark gothic fantasy for readers who love “haunting atmospheres, morally tangled characters, and stories where love becomes doom” (Booklist, starred review), from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth
Once there was a kingdom riven by doomed love: The forbidden affair between Prince Liuprand and Agnes, scion of the House of Teeth, ended in strife, tragedy, and death.
But death is not yet done with the kingdom: Liuprand lives, and his love for Agnes lives within him, and he will do anything to sit the throne with his fallen queen.
In the black peaks of her ancestral home, Marozia names herself queen. Consumed by grief for Agnes and by her unfettered ambition, she seeks out a dark, ancient power that may cost more than she is prepared to give.
In the east, Gamelyn, master of the House of Blood, is determined to right the injustices that have been committed against him. Bound to his destiny, he will endure profane ritual and face soul-shattering trials to forge himself into the sword that will either tear the realm further apart—or bind it again through blood.
Because in a kingdom whose legacy is necromancy and whose future is written in dread prophecy, death is never the end—and fate is illuminated by the cold light of resurrection.
Book Two of the House of Teeth Duology
The series
In The House of Teeth Duology, Ava Reid carves a world where beauty and decay intertwine, and love becomes as dangerous as death itself. Set in a conquered land stripped of its necromantic heritage, this haunting saga follows the remnants of a once-mighty noble house as they navigate vengeance, forbidden magic, and the terrible cost of desire.
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The story begins with Innamorata, where Lady Agnes, bound by silence and burdened by legacy, must rekindle the death magic her family lost and forge a perilous alliance with the heir of her enemies. Her cousin Marozia shines as the delicate face of their survival, yet it is Agnes, secretive, loyal, and aching for something beyond duty, who becomes the heart of the tragedy that unfolds. Within castle halls drenched in gilded rot and ambition, Agnes faces a choice between her family’s resurrection and her own damnation.
Blending gothic romanticism with political intrigue, the duology explores the fragility of faith, the hunger for power, and the haunting pull of love that defies reason. Reid’s prose lingers like a spell, steeped in lyrical melancholy and quiet horror. The House of Teeth Duology is not simply a tale of vengeance but a meditation on how history devours those who try to rewrite it, and how even the softest heart can bear the sharpest teeth.
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