Darker By Four
(Paperback)
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Paperback
Published: 9th April 2024
Hardback
Published: 30th July 2024
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Published: 8th July 2025
Publishing Details
Darker By Four
By (Author) June CL Tan
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodderscape
9th April 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Young Adult
Fiction
Contemporary fantasy
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
813.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 34mm
480g
Description
EVEN GODS NEED TO FORGET.
A girl who lost her magic. The boy who found it. And a city having one Hell of a time . . . As an Exorcist-in-training, Rui is tasked with purging the city of Revenants, souls of the dead who have returned to feast on the energy of the living. For Rui, the fight is personal - a Revenant murdered her mother, and she wants revenge. But Rui's first encounter with a Revenant is nothing like she expects. And when she is nearly killed protecting Yiran, the spoiled, magicless youngest son of one of the most powerful families in the Exorcist Guild, Rui uses a volatile spell to transfer her magic to him. The pair soon realise that the spell cannot be undone. And as Revenants overrun the city and Rui's hope of revenge fades, Rui is willing to do whatever it takes to regain her magic. Even if that means making a deal with a shadowy stranger to track down a god who does not wish to be found . . . A sparkling urban fantasy with an achingly slow burn romance at its heart, Darker By Four is the perfect book for fans of Legendborn and The Mortal Instruments, as well as anyone looking to immerse themselves in a shadowy world brimming with magic.Reviews
**PRAISE FOR DARKER BY FOUR**
I adored this! Darker By Four is a rich and vividly drawn world of revenants, exorcists, death gods and stolen magic. Rui, Zizi, Yiran and Nikai will all be your new favorite characters in this thrilling new fantasy from June CL Tan. * Vanessa Len, internationally bestselling author of Only a Monster *
June CL Tan excels at writing tactile worlds and ensemble casts, and nowhere is this more evident than in DARKER BY FOUR. If you ever wanted a book that reads like a comfort anime that also isn't afraid to skewer you with angst and explosive fight sequences, then look no further. * Joan He, NYT bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant To Find. *
Author Bio
June CL Tan writes science fiction and fantasy inspired by her childhood in multicultural Singapore where she was raised on a diet of classic books and wuxia movies, caffeine and congee. When she is not writing, she can be found wandering the streets of New York City in search of everyday mysteries and miracles.
