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Fiercely feminist and set in a thrilling, intoxicating world evoking the Jazz Age—full of speakeasies with magic cocktails, sharp-edged, duplicitous glamour, and handsome rogue alchemists—Nightbirds is an exciting debut fantasy that dazzles as powerful girls emerge from the shadows to determine their own fates.

The Nightbirds were once their city’s best-kept secret, but now the secret’s out. What’s more, they can do feats of magic no one has seen in centuries. They’re like the Fyrebirds of old: the powerful women who once moved mountains, parted seas, and led armies. Some say that when four join together, they become a force that shakes the earth and sends magic rippling through it. It does seem as if something has awoken in Eudea, but the four girls responsible don’t want the world to know the full extent of what they can do—at least not yet.

Join us as we time travel through women's history, one era at a time. We'll explore the lived experiences and everyday lives of historical ladies, both famous and obscure, from a variety of different time periods, countries, and cultures. Let's go traveling.

Ihr Kuss ist magisch. Ihre Identität ist geheim. Ihre Jäger sind gnadenlos. Magie ist in Simta verboten, deshalb sind die Nightbirds das bestgehütete Geheimnis der Stadt. Tagsübers spielen Matilde, Sayer und Æsa die Töchter aus gutem Hause, nachts geben sie als Nightbirds ihre Magie an zahlende Kunden weiter – mit einem Kuss. Doch dann entgehen sie nur knapp einem Attentat und plötzlich wird ihr glamouröses Leben zum goldenen Käfig.

NYT bestseller Amie Kaufman and editor turned debut author Kate J. Armstrong take you behind the scenes on the path to publication of their novels, The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds (out now) and their sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds. Pub Dates is a podcast for readers and for writers that will follow two friends as their stories come to life.