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Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.
It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool—like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much—like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.
All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she’s never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.
The highly anticipated sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy. A boldly original and suspenseful fantasy adventure by one of the most popular and imaginative voices of this generation.
All of Nic’s dreams have come true. After years of living in hiding as a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world, she now has everything she’d ever wanted: certified hero status, a big family and a real home in the hidden city of Uhuru, and a chance to develop her Gift at a school for young Manifestors like her. So life is perfect, right?
Not quite. Her-favorite-author-turned-vengeful-outcast wants to destroy her. Then there’s the terrifying secret prophecy that still threatens Nic’s future, and the dangerous new power she seems to have – one she cannot control. And that’s all before she encounters a cult of mysterious Manifestors who threaten to reveal the truth about her power and prophecy unless Nic delivers to them a legendary artifact, the Book of Anansi.
There’s just one small complication: No one knows if it still exists, or where it could be hidden. Nic now has only her twin brother, Alex, and her best friend, JP, to rely on as she makes a desperate attempt to uncover one of the Remarkable world’s oldest mysteries and hold on to the home and family she has been searching for her entire life.
US Publisher: Clarion Books (HarperCollins), April 2023 (#1), September 2025 (#2), 2027 (#3)
US Editor: Jordan Brown
UK Publisher: Walker Books, April 2023 (#1), September 2025 (#2)
UK Editor: Gráinne Clear
Primary Agents: Molly Ker Hawn
Extent: 368 pages (#1), 104,000 words, 480 pages (#2)
Film/TV Rights: WME (Mary Pender)
Rights Sold: Romanian Bookzone German CBJ Danish Carlsen Brazilian Portuguese Galera Norwegian Gyldendal Hungarian Konyvmolykepzo Kiado Dutch Moon French Nathan Jeunesse Swedish Natur & Kultur Finnish Otava Italian Rizzoli
Angie Thomas’ acclaimed debut novel, The Hate U Give, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Fox 2000. Her second novel, On the Come Up, was a #1 NYT bestseller as well, and the film adaptation was directed by Sanaa Lathan with Angie acting as a producer. In 2021, Angie returned to the top of the NYT bestseller list with Concrete Rose, a prequel to The Hate U Give. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy was another #1 NYT bestseller. A film adaptation is forthcoming with Angie helming the script and producing.
<aside> 📚 "All the brilliance you’d expect from Angie Thomas: a page-turning plot, pitchperfect characters, heart and substance, and real stakes that real kids will care about—plus magic! This is one of those rare books that will instantly become the best friend you don’t know you needed. Nic Blake and the Remarkables is nothing short of a triumph. When’s the next installment, please?” — Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series
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<aside> 📚 "No one else writes like Angie. Phenomenal.” — The Guardian
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<aside> 📚 "Thomas brings her trademark voice to an action-packed series kickoff… Imbuing characters both brave and sweetly vulnerable with unflappable senses of humour amid harrowing circumstances, Thomas creates an elaborate supernatural mythology that boldly confronts fantasy tropes and questions of forgiveness.” — Publishers Weekly (starred reviews)
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