The Second Death of Locke

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9780356524887

Price: £20

ON SALE: 23rd September 2025

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Fantasy

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‘This is how you do chemistry! The Second Death of Locke is a masterful epic that combines classic fantasy worldbuilding with an addictive love story. Alternately charming and hauntingly dark, this one will stay with you long after the last page’ Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.

She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier’s to use. Grey would do anything for Kier – be anything for him – if he would only ask.

When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation’s war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.

For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke – the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.

The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.


‘Gritty, romantic, and breathlessly fierce, The Second Death of Locke will grip your heart and never let go’ Tasha Suri

‘A gloriously haunting story, with a searing chivalric romance that burns bright and bittersweet, The Second Death of Locke will hold your heart in its fist until the very end’ Georgia Summers, author of The City of Stardust

‘Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy’ Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King

‘An epic tale that explores what it truly means to love’ Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

‘An astonishing tale of loyalty, sacrifice and loss, and at its centre – a sweeping romance that will melt the iciest of hearts’ Holly Race, author of Six Wild Crowns

‘A masterfully crafted world of warring knights, fierce friendships and breathtaking romance. This story broke my heart and made it anew’ A. S. Webb, author of Daughter of Chaos

Reviews

A gloriously haunting story, with a searing chivalric romance that burns bright and bittersweet, The Second Death of Locke will hold your heart in its fist until the very end
Georgia Summers, author of The City of Stardust
An astonishing tale of loyalty, sacrifice and loss, and at its centre - a sweeping romance that will melt the iciest of hearts
Holly Race, author of Six Wild Crowns
This is how you do chemistry! The Second Death of Locke is a masterful epic that combines classic fantasy worldbuilding with an endearing ragtag found family and an addictive love story. Alternately charming and hauntingly dark, this one will stay with you long after the last page
Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
An epic tale that explores what it truly means to love
Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy
Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King
Gritty, romantic, and breathlessly fierce, The Second Death of Locke will grip your heart and never let go
Tasha Suri
A masterfully crafted world of warring knights, fierce friendships and breathtaking romance. This story broke my heart and made it anew
A. S. Webb, author of Daughter of Chaos