I’m thrilled to announce that my standalone YA sci-fi novel, The Boy With Wings For Hands, has been accepted by Evernight Teen.
The story
The Boy With Wings For Hands is set in London. Our main character, Sparrow, performs in an alien circus that tours the city. But the glitter and glamour hides a multitude of sins; all the performers are essentially prisoners, answering to a cruel alien called Obsidian.
When I was in London for YALC in November, I had lots of fun scouting real life locations for the story. Big Ben and the London Eye make quite a few appearances in ways you might not expect!
The Boy With Wings For Hands is one of the most ambitious novels I’ve attempted and I am really proud of it – and all the characters. I had immense fun inventing cool aliens.
The blurb
Seventeen-year-old Sparrow has never known freedom. An alien from the planet Mykzon, she’s caged and forced to perform in Obsidian’s Travelling Show of Rarities and Fascinations.
That is, until Felix crashes into her world. He’s human, reckless and has wings where his hands should be. And when Felix’s arrival attracts powerful enemies, Sparrow’s world is thrown into chaos.
As Sparrow is drawn into a rebellion she never asked for, she must choose between staying hidden or risking everything to fight back.
Because Obsidian doesn’t just want the spotlight.
She wants the world.
The details
Evernight Teen will publish the book and it should come out roughly before September 2026. I’ll let you know as soon as it’s available to pre-order.