Wicked Saints
Published in 2019, Wicked Saints is a dark fantasy and epic fantasy novel by Emily A. Duncan. It deals with assassins, princes, gods and fairy tales.
29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2019.
It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Wicked Saints
A girl who can speak to gods, a prince who must learn whom to trust, and a boy with a monstrous secret seek to assassinate the king and stop a centuries-long war. Nadya, a girl who can speak to gods, must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. In a centuries-long war, their paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. But a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. -- adapted from jacket
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2019
Quick answers
Who wrote Wicked Saints?
Wicked Saints was written by Emily A. Duncan and first published in 2019.
What genre is Wicked Saints?
It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is Wicked Saints?
The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Wicked Saints?
Readers who like it often enjoy Toll the Hounds, Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Memories of Ice.
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