Gifted & Talented: The next dark, twisty and magical fantasy from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake

by Olivie Blake

Blanca Montiel (Artist), Alice Blake (Illustrator), and Sukutangan (Illustrator)

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Succession meets magic in Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake. This is the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.

Where there’s a will, there’s a war.

Thayer Wren, brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, is dead. As the ‘father of modern technology,’ he leaves an incredible legacy. But which of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children could inherit the Wrenfare throne?

Meredith, head of her own profitable company, has recently cured mental illness. If only her journalist ex-boyfriend wasn’t set on exposing what she really is: a total fraud. Arthur, second-youngest congressman ever, wants to do everything right. Except his wife might be leaving, and he’s losing his re-election campaign. Heading Wrenfare could relaunch his sinking ship. Eilidh was a world-famous ballerina, until a life-altering injury. Gaining the company might finally validate her worth.

On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins. Yet as they gather to read his final words, which Wren will come out on top?

This is a compulsive contemporary fantasy of family, twisted love and dangerous secrets from a writer at the height of her powers.
 

• Publish Date: 3 April 2025 (first published 1 April 2025)
• Publish Status: Forthcoming
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Tor
• Edition: FairyLoot Exclusive
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 512
• Language: English
• URL: https://panmacmillan.com/authors/olivie-blake/gifted-talented/9781035011377
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Reviews

[Ashley]

I hated everyone. And not in a “love to hate them” way or “it's kind of fun being in the mind of an awful person” way. I couldn't stand anyone's internet thoughts. The writing style made me want to claw my eyes out.