TICKETED: Chloe Gong, author of Vilest Things, in conversation with Roshani Chokshi
When:
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024 7:00p -
8:00p
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024 7:00p -
8:00p
Where:
Porter Square Books
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02111
Admission:
$34.00
Hosted by:
Event website:
https://www.portersquarebooks.com/event/ticketed-chloe-gong-author-vilest-things-conversation-roshani-chokshi
Porter Square Books is absolutely thrilled to welcome Chloe Gong for her new novel, Vilest Things! Author Roshani Chokshi will join Gong in conversation.
This event will take place on Wednesday, September 11 at 7 pm at St. James Episcopal Church (1991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140).
This event is TICKETED and you can purchase your ticket below.
Each ticket includes entrance for 1 to the event, as well as one copy of Vilest Things, which you'll be able to get signed at the event. Additional books by Gong will be available for purchase at the event.
ABOUT VILEST THINGS
Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.
Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She now serves as royal advisor to Kasa’s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.
Only Calla knows it isn’t really August.
Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla’s betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August’s body to survive and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a yearslong coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy’s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom’s far reaches to prevent anarchy...even if their empire might be better off burning.
PRAISE FOR VILEST THINGS
“Ferociously savage and full of the most delicious twists, Vilest Things lives up to all my highest and most unhinged expectations."
—Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
"The only thing hotter than a character written by Chloe Gong is a betrayal written by Chloe Gong. The scale of world-building and depths of romantic hostility grabbed me by the throat (and I said thank you)."
—Olivie Blake, internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six
“Dark, dazzling, and deliciously depraved, Chloe Gong pulls no punches in this heart-pounding sequel to Immortal Longings. The prose is as smart and lethally sharp as the characters, the tension is palpable on every page, and the twists will leave you breathless. To say I’m obsessed would be an understatement.”
—Ann Liang, New York Times bestselling author of A Song to Drown Rivers
"Vilest Things is another cutthroat classic from the amazing Chloe Gong."
—Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Burning Kingdoms trilogy
"I blew straight through this book, and I wish I could go back and read it again from scratch. Gong's first venture into adult fantasy, set in a claustrophobic, low-tech city where life is cheap and bodies are disposable, features wonderfully complex characters and a game to the death that is executed with aplomb. Immortal Longings is a lot of fun, with twists you won't see coming until right before the hammer drops."
—Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author of the Between Earth and Sky trilogy
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in the New York Times, People, Cosmopolitan, and more. She was named one of Forbes’s 30 Under 30 for 2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real adult.
Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling series The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves and Aru Shah and The End of Time, which Time Magazine named one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. Chokshi’s adult debut, The Last Tale of The Flower Bride, was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and often draw upon world mythology and folklore. Chokshi is a member of the National Leadership Board for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and lives in Georgia with her family. Visit her online at roshanichokshi.com and on Instagram at @roshanichokshi.
