Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (Nevernight, #1)

Nevernight by New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff begins an epic fantasy series about a young killer seeking vengeance against the powers that destroyed her family. In a land where three suns almost never set, Mia Corvere’s gift for speaking with shadows offers a dangerous path forward.

The daughter of an executed traitor, Mia barely escapes her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god.

Her unusual gift leads her to a retired killer and a future she never imagined. At sixteen, Mia becomes an apprentice to the Red Church, the deadliest order of assassins in the Republic.

Treachery and deadly trials await within the Church’s halls. If she survives initiation, Mia will join the chosen of the Lady of Blessed Murder and move one step closer to the only thing she wants: revenge.

Book details

• Author: Jay Kristoff
• Series: Nevernight, Book 1
• Genre: Epic fantasy / dark fantasy
• Features an assassin school, shadow magic, and a quest for vengeance
• From a New York Times bestselling author

Reading order

Start with Nevernight, Book 1, to follow Mia Corvere’s story from the beginning.