All Hail Chaos

All Hail Chaos is Sarah Rees Brennan’s wicked, unmissable sequel to Long Live Evil (“delicious, subversive” –Leigh Bardugo), one of the New York Times “Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2024.” 

THE EMPEROR IS HERE. AND SHE MADE HIM WORSE.

Rae is a fantasy reader who’s been transported to her favorite fictional world of swords and sorcery, castles and monsters. Playing the villainess, she thought she could change the narrative, but this version of the plot is far much more deadly than the one she knew.

Her friends are on the run: the Cobra shelters in an eerie manor haunted by dark secrets, while Emer and Lia stoke a revolution in the gutters. Undead armies roam the kingdom, raiders camp at the city gates, and the irresistible emperor – Rae’s favorite character ever, now possibly the greatest monster in the land – wants her to be his evil queen.

Romantic in fiction, complicated in reality. What’s a villainess to do? Time for wicked bargains and fake engagements, in a fantasy where the most dangerous thing you can do is believe in someone.

• "A sharp romantasy with a howl of a cliffhanger ending."

  The New York Times

• "Rae’s adventure begins with tremendous wonder, and there are many laugh-out-loud moments as she revels in the fun of being a fictional femme fatale. But as Rae gets closer to her goal, Brennan brings the people and the world of Eyam to vivid, often heartbreaking life with such incredible skill that readers will be even bigger fans of Time of Iron than Alice. Absolutely wonderful.”

  Kirkus (Starred) on Long Live Evil

• "Brennan's adult fantasy debut is two great stories in one: the romantasy in the background and Rae’s adventure in the foreground."

  Booklist (Starred) on Long Live Evil

• "Brennan hooks readers from page one of her spellbinding adult debut. Brennan has a lot of infectious fun with her meta conceit, and as Rae interferes with the plot she knows so well, the stakes ratchet up and the story takes some unexpected turns. Readers won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough."

  Publishers Weekly on Long Live Evil

• "A clever, funny and thrilling novel with a heart."

  The Guardian on Long Live Evil

• "A wholehearted embrace of, and a commentary on, the highfantasy high-angst high-romance end of the fantasy genre. Very entertaining."

  Locus on Long Live Evil

• "Entertaining, subversive, and downright fun, Brennan delights in turning expected aspects of the familiar villain’s tale on their heads and asking readers to consider whether the bad guys are really... all that bad."

  Paste Magazine on Long Live Evil

• "Funny, audacious, and supremely satisfying, Long Live Evil is the chosen one we've been waiting for. It succeeds as both a brilliant meditation on the pleasures and perils of fiction, and a sweeping, romantic adventure in its own right. Get ready to laugh out loud, cry in public, and cheer on the villains as Brennan smashes through tropes with witty, wild glee in this delicious, subversive treat of a book."

  Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House on Long Live Evil

• "Brennan’s brilliant Long Live Evil harnesses clever banter, delightful turns of phrase, and epic backdrops in the service of exploring the nature of stories and the freedom that comes with embracing being named a villain—and maybe actually becoming one. Most of all, it introduces us to Rae, who uses her quick-thinking, loyalty, and ferocity to sidestep (and do the occasional musical number around) doom."

  Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of Book of Night on Long Live Evil

• "The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for." 

  Jay Kristoff, author of Empire of the Vampire on Long Live Evil

• "The compulsion Sarah Rees Brennan casts over her readers is unholy. Not only could I not put Long Live Evil down, I barely remembered to blink. It was so immersive that when I finished I put my face in my pillow and screamed in actual devastation at being kicked out of the story. Utterly magical. Sarah Rees Brennan is a genius of emotional control. No other author can make me cry by page two, be laughing out loud three pages later, and then rip my heart out with a smile."
   

  Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun on Long Live Evil

• "Sarah Rees Brennan’s charms are unmatched. Her books makes you feel as if you’re in on the joke and always invited on the most fantastic and romantic adventure."

  Rainbow Rowell, author of Fangirl on Long Live Evil

• "Long Live Evil is a glorious, swoon-worthy villain romance. What a delicious read."

  Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne on Long Live Evil

• "Long Live Evil is truly one of the most inventive fantasy books I've ever read. I can't decide what I liked best: the witty banter, the genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, or the clever wordplay. The good news is that I don't have to pick, and it all worked together seamlessly. If you're looking for a fresh voice in fantasy that twists your favorite tropes into new brand-new favorites, then run, don't walk to your nearest bookstore. Long live evil, indeed."

  Nisha J. Tuli, Bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen on Long Live Evil

• “Is Sarah Rees Brennan accepting applications for minions?? If so, sign me up immediately. This is a defiant shout of a book, so entertaining and funny that you almost don't notice its devastating, razor-sharp heart until it's smiling sweetly into your face while it withdraws the knife.” 

  Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light on Long Live Evil

• "Layers laugh-out-loud comedy and swoony romance over an emotional core of powerful anger and loss. I loved it." 

  Emily Tesh, author of Silver in the Wood on Long Live Evil