Chaos & Flame: A YA Fantasy Book Launch with Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland

About the Event

Political intrigue and bloody betrayals. A dark and twisting fantasy world. Two star and sword-crossed lovers. One new fantasy novel we can’t wait to get our hands on.

The Raven is thrilled to host the book launch for the blockbuster YA fantasy, Chaos & Flame, co-written by local author Tessa Gratton and World Fantasy Award winner Justina Ireland. Join us on March 28 at 7 p.m. for a reading and discussion with these two fantasy superstars!

Preorder your copy of Chaos & Flame today!


About the Book

From New York Times bestselling author Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton comes the first book in a ferocious YA fantasy duology featuring ancient magic, warring factions, and a romance between the two people in the world with the most cause to hate one another.

Darling Seabreak cannot remember anything before the murder of her family at the hands of House Dragon, but she knows she owes her life to both the power of her Chaos Boon and House Kraken for liberating her from the sewers where she spent her childhood. So when her adoptive Kraken father is captured in battle, Darling vows to save him—even if that means killing each and every last member of House Dragon.

Talon Goldhoard has always been a dutiful War Prince for House Dragon, bravely leading the elite troops of his brother, the High Prince Regent. But lately his brother’s erratic rule threatens to undo a hundred years of House Dragon’s hard work, and factions are turning to Talon to unseat him. Talon resists, until he’s ambushed by a fierce girl who looks exactly like the one his brother has painted obsessively, repeatedly, for years, and Talon knows she’s the key to everything.

Together, Darling and Talon must navigate the treacherous waters of House politics, caught up in the complicated game the High Prince Regent is playing against everyone. The unlikeliest of allies, they’ll have to stop fighting each other long enough to learn to fight together in order to survive the fiery prophecies and ancient blood magic threatening to devastate their entire world.


About the Authors

Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels and four anthology contributions, including Dread Nation and Deathless Divide. She is a former editor in chief of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, for which she won a World Fantasy Award, and her work has been shortlisted numerous times for state and literary awards. She holds a BA in History from Georgia Southern University and an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Visit her at authorjustinaireland.com or follow her on Twitter @justinaireland.

Tessa Gratton is genderfluid and hangry. She’s also the author of adult and YA SFF novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated multiple times for the Otherwise Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Her most recent novels are the dark queer fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine, and the queer Shakespeare retelling Lady Hotspur. Her upcoming work includes novels for Star Wars: The High Republic. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife. She/any. tessagratton.com.


Preorder Chaos & Flame today!

Here's how the preorder campaign works:

  • Order your book(s) through website at the link here
  • In the order comments, please specify if you would like your copy signed and who the book should be made out to
  • Be sure to order sooner rather than later. If you place a preorder within one week of the release date, we can't ensure your copy will be personalized—but we can still provide you with a signed bookplate!

Event date: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
Raven Book Store
809 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Chaos & Flame By Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593353325
Availability: In stock at our distributor’s warehouse; will be at the Raven in 3-10 bus. days! More at ravenbookstore.com/ordering-faqs
Published: Razorbill - March 28th, 2023

From New York Times bestselling author Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton comes the first book in a ferocious YA fantasy duology featuring ancient magic, warring factions, and a romance between the two people in the world with the most cause to hate one another.