Kester Grant's YA debut The Court of Miracles is a dystopian alt-history take inspired by Les Miserables. The skilled young thief Nina is desperate to protect her younger sister from a ruthless guild lord, so she sets out on an adventure that sweeps her from the seedy Parisian underworld to the royal court of a still-standing French monarchy, all while trying to avoid sparking an all-out war between the guilds of France.
Out Jun. 2