Saint-Seducing Gold

The second book in the swashbuckling YA historical fantasy series, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo.

Brittany N. Williams

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• eBook ISBN:
  9780571381678
• Year: 2024

A masterful sequel to Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy debut, That Self-Same Metal.

There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the Pact between humanity and the Fae to stop the looming war. As conflict erupts across London and the murderous spymaster Robert Cecil closes in, the Fae queen Titanea coerces Joan into joining the royal court while holding her godfather prisoner in the infamous Tower of London.

Now Joan will have to survive deadly schemes both magical and mortal all while balancing the magnetic pull of her two loves, Rose and Nick, before the world as she knows it is destroyed forever.

Swashbuckling, romantic, and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespeare's London, this series delivers an unforgettable story and a heroine unlike any other.

'Fresh and exciting.' Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
'Perfect for anyone looking for a fresh take on faerie magic.' Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shadow & Bone
'A groundbreaking addition to the fantasy genre.' Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey
'Every sentence will thunder through your bones.' Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves
'Wildly imaginative and refreshingly diverse . . . taut with intrigue.' J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony

Table of contents

• Landing Page
• Praise for That Self-Same Metal
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Dramatis Personae
• Chapter One: Fortunes Made & Marred
• Chapter Two: To Hang on Princes’ Favours
• Chapter Three: Sweet Word & Low-crooked Curtsies
• Chapter Four: A Round, Unvarnished Tale
• Chapter Five: Interlude – Avalee Saunders & the Siren
• Chapter Six: Nature Must Obey Necessity
• Chapter Seven: A Matter Deep & Dangerous
• Chapter Eight: The Rough Torrent of Occasion
• Chapter Nine: Choke Their Art
• Chapter Ten: Sleek O’er Your Rugged Looks
• Chapter Eleven: The Author & The Instrument
• Chapter Twelve: Interlude – The Price of the Hunt
• Chapter Thirteen: To Saucy Doubts & Fears
• Chapter Fourteen: Within This Wooden O
• Chapter Fifteen: Interlude – Rawhead’s Bloody Bones
• Chapter Sixteen: Such Sweet Sorrow
• Chapter Seventeen: The Spider’s Tedious Snares
• Chapter Eighteen: Cheek by Jowl
• Chapter Nineteen: Put to the Arbitrament of Swords
• Chapter Twenty: In the Coiled Night
• Chapter Twenty-One: Unpolished & Unvarnished
• Chapter Twenty-Two: Interlude – Alfie Willis & the Danger at Smithfield
• Chapter Twenty-Three: I Know What I Know
• Chapter Twenty-Four: Ever Running Before the Clock
• Chapter Twenty-Five: To Trust the Air
• Chapter Twenty-Six: Courtly & Fashionable Performance
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Springe to Catch Woodcocks
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: Interlude – The Execution of ‘Guy Fawkes’
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: Thy Sands Have All Run Out
• Chapter Thirty: Of Thwarted Bargins
• Chapter Thirty-One: Interlude – Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Chapter Thirty-Two: Double Toil & Trouble
• Chapter Thirty-Three: Hell Is Empty
• Chapter Thirty-Four: A Great Reckoning in a Little Room
• Chapter Thirty-Five: Like an Angry Hive of Bees
• Chapter Thirty-Six: Bright Metal on Sullen Ground
• A Note on History
• Real People
• Real Events
• The Orisha
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Copyright