{"product_id":"cursed-city-harker-academy-2-from-the-bestselling-author-of-a-dawn-of-onyx","title":"Cursed City | Hardback","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReleases 8 October 2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome back to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense, where the line between hunter and hunted has never been thinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo rescue someone close to her, Viv Abbot must team up with Reid's violent, unpredictable older brother, Deacon. Her uneasy truce with him offers Viv something Reid never could: the chance to embrace her darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViv's mission takes her to the center of Astera's seedy underbelly with none other than the White Stag as her guide. But when a bounty on Viv's head puts those she cares about in danger, Viv will be forced to go to lengths she never dreamed in order to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith enemies closing in from all sides and a ticking clock on her life, Viv must save the Half City from destruction while surviving a betrayal that strikes at the heart of everything she's fighting for. Because in a world where monsters wear familiar faces and temptation cuts deeper than any blade, making it through her second semester at Harker will take more than skill-it will take everything Viv has left to give. Who can she really trust in a city that thrives on lies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Welcome to Half City, in which Kate Golden does nothing by halves: full-throttle action, a twisty mystery, and a deliciously tense romance make this an absolute romp. Our lead, Viv, is equal parts badass and messy, and her love interest may give you a thing for claws. Absolutely fabulous action writing by Golden, beautifully offset by a story about acceptance, belonging, and what it means to be human' - Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Kate Golden deftly fuses a lush and bewitching dark academia setting, complex characters, and a sizzling slow burn romance in Half City, the unputdownable first installment of a trilogy that will leave readers breathless' - Julie Soto, author of Rose in Chains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Packed with edge-of-your-seat action, steamy scenes that will set your curtains on fire, and some of the wittiest banter I've ever read, Half City is the urban fantasy \/ dark academia book this Buffy fangirl has been waiting for all her life. I don't know what sort of magic Kate Golden weaves into her books but I hope she never stops. The Harker Academy series is my newest obsession' - Jenna Levine, author of Road Trip With a Vampire\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Enchanted Spine","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":54711784341827,"sku":"9781529443738","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/5490\/6691\/files\/9781529443738.jpg?v=1785671810","url":"https:\/\/theenchantedspine.com\/products\/cursed-city-harker-academy-2-from-the-bestselling-author-of-a-dawn-of-onyx","provider":"The Enchanted Spine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}