Fateless #2 Deathless by Julie Kagawa

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Posted June 30, 2026 by jrsbookr in Fantasy / 0 Comments

by Julie Kagawa
Fateless #2 Deathless by Julie Kagawa

Deathless Series: Fateless #2
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on July 7, 2026
Genres: Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Fiction / Fantasy / General
Pages: 384
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Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas, Sunday Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa sweeps readers into a bold and exciting new world, where a twisted game of destiny has far-reaching consequences, in the second in this new fantasy trilogy, following Fateless.

How does one kill the unkillable?

Sparrow and her companions have been left with an impossible task: slay the immortal Deathless King, whose magic siphons the very life of the world to sustain himself.

The answer may lie deep in the past, when those who would become Deathless Kings stormed the sanctuary of the goddess of Fate, in an attempt to remove their threads from the Weave and become immortal. They broke off a piece of the goddess's loom and hurled it to the earth, where it still lies at the center of a dangerous wasteland called the World Scar.

For any chance against the Deathless King, Sparrow and her companions must brave the World Scar and reach the loom, which would grant the power of a goddess. But the journey is fraught with danger, and the powerful Deathless King determined to find them.

And if the loom is reached - what will the power of a goddess do to a mere mortal? Sparrow has no choice but to find out.

Praise for Fateless:

'Fantastic' SUN

'Fateless is a breathless page turner packed with action and adventure and world ending stakes that kept me hooked beginning to end'

ALWYN HAMILTON, New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel of the Sands series

'A page-turning thrill ride with an unforgettable heroine, Fateless deftly weaves everything I love about the fantasy genre into the tapestry of its pages. This gripping read will have you begging for the sequel!'

KAMILAH COLE, bestselling author of So Let Them Burn

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Deathless by Julie Kagawa Book Review | Bigger Stakes, Bigger Twists, Bigger Emotional Damage

I want to file an official complaint against Julie Kagawa.

Every time I think I’ve figured out where this series is going, she casually pulls the rug out from under me, hands me emotional damage, and somehow convinces me to thank her for it.

Deathless raises the stakes in every possible way, and I happily followed Sparrow straight back into the chaos.

After everything that happened in Fateless, I expected this sequel to go bigger. What I didn’t expect was just how much larger the world would become or how many times this book would completely catch me off guard. Every answer uncovers another mystery, every victory comes at a cost, and the danger never feels far away.

One of my favorite parts of this series continues to be Sparrow. She isn’t fearless, but she refuses to let fear stop her. She makes mistakes, questions herself, and keeps moving forward anyway. That determination makes her easy to root for, even when the odds are stacked impossibly high against her.

The relationships continue to grow in meaningful ways, too. Trust is constantly tested, loyalties shift, and the found-family moments provide just enough warmth before the next disaster crashes into everyone’s lives. The romance remains a slow burn that enhances the story rather than taking it over, which was exactly what I wanted.

Julie Kagawa also has a way of writing action that makes it almost impossible to stop reading. Between dangerous creatures, ancient magic, desperate escapes, and twists I genuinely didn’t see coming, I kept telling myself, “Just one more chapter,” until suddenly it was much later than I planned.

My only complaint is that this book ends with me desperately wanting the next installment. There are still so many questions left unanswered, and I’m already bracing myself for whatever Julie Kagawa has planned next.

If you enjoyed Fateless, Deathless delivers exactly what you hope a sequel will: a bigger world, higher stakes, stronger character development, and enough surprises to keep you glued to the pages. It reminded me why Julie Kagawa remains one of my favorite fantasy authors, and I’ll be counting down the days until I can dive back into this world.

About Julie Kagawa

Julie Kagawa, the New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Fey and Blood of Eden series was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.
When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time (okay, at least the illustrations did), but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a
real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, an obnoxious cat, an Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and a hyper-active Papillion.

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