Green and Deadly Things
by Jenn Lyons
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Pub Date 5 Mar 2026 | Archive Date 5 Mar 2026
Pan Macmillan | Tor
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Description
For fans of S.A. Chakraborty, Robin Hobb, and Martha Wells's Witch King, a page-turning standalone fantasy of necromancy and cursed magic from Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of The Ruin of Kings.
'Incredibly compelling magical ideas pairs with deeply terrifying monsters'
Daniel M. Ford, author of The Warden
Centuries ago, necromancy almost destroyed the world. That’s how history remembers it.
History remembers it wrong.
Mathaiik has studied all his life to join the sacred order of the Idallik Knights, charged with defending their world from the forces of necromancy. Only vestiges of that cursed magic remain – nothing like the fabled days of the Grim Lords, the undead wizards who once nearly destroyed the world.
Until monsters once more begin to wake. But something about them is even stranger: whole forests coming alive and devouring anyone so foolish as to trespass, formerly peaceful animals mutating into savage carnivores . . . the land itself has turned upon humanity and the Knights are powerless to stop it.
It’s a good thing, then, that the Grim Lords were never truly destroyed. One of their number sleeps below the Knights' very fortress. And when an army of twisted tree monsters attacks the young initiates in his charge, Math decides to do the unthinkable: he wakes her up.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781035048625 |
| PRICE | £22.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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Olivia E, Librarian
We love a standalone fantasy in this Library!! A super atmospheric, fantastical and compulsively readable story that I have no doubt that my students will be queuing out the door for..
E F, Educator
‘You are the only thing that tethers me to this world, the only person I want to share every tomorrow with’ - Jenn Lyons green and deadly things 2026
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Green and deadly things by Jenn Lyons
Rating 5.00
Release date 5th March 2026
This book at me chomping at the bit so much so I knew it was going to be the first book I read for 2026.
Jenn Lyons for me in her fantasy never disappoints this book had me reluctant to leave it and ignore or my other responsibilities because who needs food when you have to find out what is going to happen next.
I adore Math and Kel and just like we have come to love from Jenn Lyons the banter the both of them have is something that keeps me coming back for more.
There are real stakes in this book that could rival chorus of dragons if you ask me the sadness I have that this is not a five book series.
The magic is so cool fed my Druidic heart, the explanation chefs kiss and the spice although only one scene boy was it steamy. I cannot wait talk about this more with a friend of mine who also loves Jenn Lyons because I know she is going to have thoughts and I really want to get back the theorising like we did with chorus of dragons. This could be a whole series and really I would not be mad if it was because I want more Math and Kel. I want more about the magic and most of all I want the kids because adorable.
Review goes up on instagram 2/1/2026
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