Gifted & Talented
The Bestselling, Twisting Slow Burn Fantasy from the Author of The Atlas Six
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
Where there’s a will, there’s a war.
From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, magical realism meets Succession in Gifted & Talented. 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.
Thayer Wren is dead. As the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, he leaves an incredible legacy. But which of his three children could inherit the Wrenfare throne?
Meredith, head of her own profitable company, has recently (apparently) 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 him, and he’s losing his re-election campaign. Heading Wrenfare could relaunch his sinking ship.
And Eilidh was a world-famous ballerina until a life-altering injury. But gaining control of the company might finally validate her worth.
All three are telepathically and electrokinetically gifted. But in the pipeline from gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins. As they gather to read their father's final words, who will come out on top?
Gifted & Talented is a compulsive story of family, twisted love and dangerous secrets from a writer at the peak of her powers.
Praise for Gifted & Talented
‘Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities’ – Ava Reid, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Macbeth
‘Utterly brilliant’ – Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
‘A timely tale of greed, ambition and rivalry . . . terrific’ – M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villains
Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 28 Feb 2022.
Gifted & Talented was a No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 14 April 2025.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Succession gets the dark fantasy treatment in this riveting standalone from bestseller Blake (The Atlas Six). Thayer Wren, longtime CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, has died, and his three children vie for control of his magically backed empire. Each also deals with their own individual struggles. Meredith, the oldest and the owner of her own "magitech" company, fears being exposed by her journalist boyfriend for committing corporate fraud. Middle child Arthur, a congressman, is on the brink of divorce and faces public mockery for his floundering political career. Finally, there's Eilidh, the magnate's youngest but most beloved daughter, who's devastated after her promising ballet career is cut short by an injury. Before their father's spirit can rest, the three must settle their differences. Blake keeps the vaguely delineated magic in the backseat, there to provide atmosphere, not to move the plot along. Instead, the focus is on the siblings' complex relationships with their deceased father, their friends, their partners, and society. Though hardcore fantasy readers may be disappointed, it's just the kind of deliciously toxic interpersonal miasma that Blake's fans have come to expect.
