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The Shape of Monsters

Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

The Shape of Monsters continues Tessa Gratton's Moon Heresies trilogy. Having broken the Moon-Eater god's prison at the heart of the empire, Iriset finds herself in a city of monsters, forced to reckon with Lyric, the emperor she has lied to and loved in equal measure. As the consequences of her actions ripple outward, Iriset must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to survive what she has unleashed.

About the author

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Tessa Gratton

Tessa Gratton is the author of adult SFF The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur from Tor Books, as well as the YA series The Blood Journals and The United States of Asgard. Her most recent YA novels are the original fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine.from McElderry Books. Tessa’s novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Tiptree Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Though she has lived all over the world,...

Characters

IrisetProtagonist

A bi/pansexual woman who broke the Moon-Eater god's prison and now must live with the consequences, torn between duty and her feelings for the emperor.

All characters in The Shape of Monsters