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A Forsaken Prophecy (The Artisan Trilogy) by Stacey McEwan

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

In a world of high-class magic and gangster grit, a star-crossed couple must decide where their loyalties lie in the sizzling romantasy follow-up to BookTok star Stacey McEwan’s New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy.

There is war in Belavere Trench.

In Belavere Trench, the Artisans and the Craftsmen are at war, and Patrick and Nina are caught in the middle of it. He is the last Alchemist; she is the world's only known earth Charmer — and the two have just been captured by the ruling Artisans, putting Patrick's rebellion in a precarious position.

Patrick hasn't forgiven Nina for the betrayals that landed them here, but he has bigger problems: he's finally reunited with his father, a prisoner of the Artisans, and their narrow escape only comes with help from Theo, Nina's first love. Together, they set off to decode an ancient prophecy and track down an infinite supply of idium that could determine the outcome of the war — if it's more than a myth.

Stacey McEwan's sequel to the New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy deepens the high-stakes romance and gangster-tinged magic that made BookTok fall for the Artisan Trilogy, sending its star-crossed leads fleeing across Craftsman towns on the brink — and straight into old friends, old enemies, and the answers they've been avoiding.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

In a world of high-class magic and gangster grit, a star-crossed couple must decide where their loyalties lie in the sizzling romantasy follow-up to BookTok star Stacey McEwan’s New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy.

There is war in Belavere Trench.

In Belavere Trench, the Artisans and the Craftsmen are at war, and Patrick and Nina are caught in the middle of it. He is the last Alchemist; she is the world's only known earth Charmer — and the two have just been captured by the ruling Artisans, putting Patrick's rebellion in a precarious position.

Patrick hasn't forgiven Nina for the betrayals that landed them here, but he has bigger problems: he's finally reunited with his father, a prisoner of the Artisans, and their narrow escape only comes with help from Theo, Nina's first love. Together, they set off to decode an ancient prophecy and track down an infinite supply of idium that could determine the outcome of the war — if it's more than a myth.

Stacey McEwan's sequel to the New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy deepens the high-stakes romance and gangster-tinged magic that made BookTok fall for the Artisan Trilogy, sending its star-crossed leads fleeing across Craftsman towns on the brink — and straight into old friends, old enemies, and the answers they've been avoiding.

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster

    Series: The Artisan Trilogy, Book 2

    Title: A Forsaken Prophecy

    Author: Stacey McEwan

    On Sale Date: July 14, 2026

    ISBN 13: 9781668076279

    ISBN 10: 1668076276

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $30.00

    BISAC: Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Fantasy / Romance; Fiction / Romance / Fantasy

    Page Count: 480

  • Stacey McEwan is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the Glacian Trilogy, whose debut fantasy romance, Ledge, has been published internationally. She holds a bachelor's degree in education and spent eleven years teaching before a devoted TikTok and Instagram following encouraged her to publish. She was born and raised on Australia's Gold Coast, where she lives with her husband, two children, and one questionable dog.

  • Critics and fellow bestselling authors are calling it epic, unique, and full of romantic tension:

    • "An epic, breath-of-fresh-air romantasy." — Hannah Nicole Maehrer, New York Times bestselling author

    • "A pressure-corked vial crafted with perfect romantic tension and gangster-style grit." — Raven Kennedy, bestselling author

    • "[A] unique romantasy that seamlessly blends genres." — Library Journal (starred review)

This book is for you if

  • You loved A Forbidden Alchemy and need to know what happens to Nina and Patrick next.

  • You want romantasy with real political stakes, not just a love triangle.

  • You're here for enemies-to-reluctant-allies energy between two people who still haven't forgiven each other.

  • You like your magic systems with a gangster-underworld edge instead of a royal court.

  • You followed Stacey McEwan from BookTok and want to see her keep leveling up.

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