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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. Thayer Wren, brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, is dead. As the ‘father of modern technology’, he leaves an incredible legacy. But which of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children is to inherit the Wrenfare throne? Meredith, head of her own profitable company, is lauded for practically curing mental illness. If only her journalist ex-boyfriend wasn’t set on exposing her for what she really is: a total fraud. Arthur, second-youngest congressman ever, wants to do everything right. Except he’s losing his re-election campaign and his wife might be leaving him. Heading Wrenfare could relaunch his sinking ship. Eilidh was a world-famous ballerina until a life-altering injury ended her dancing career. Gaining the company might finally validate her worth. On the pipeline of gifted-kid-to-clinically-depressed-adult, nobody wins. Yet, as they gather to read Thayer’s final words, which Wren 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. * * * ‘Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities’ – Ava Reid, no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Macbeth ‘Olivie Blake’s singular narrative voice sparkles’ – M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villains ‘Incisive, unsparing and utterly brilliant’ – Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings Gifted & Talented was a no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 14 April 2025.

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Told with Blake’s signature wit and driven by a cast of morally gray characters you will hate to love and love to hate, Gifted & Talented is equal parts black comedy, sharp indictment of privilege and power, and soaring, vicious drama. Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities -- Ava Reid, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Lady Macbeth</i> Incisive, unsparing, and utterly brilliant. Gifted & Talented is a remarkable character study meditating on the consequences of dynasty and power. Olivie Blake’s storytelling has risen to empyrean heights -- Chloe Gong, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Immortal Longings</i> Take the love-to-hate-'em siblings of Succession, add a dash of The Magicians' real-world magic, and put it together with Olivie Blake's stellar sense of humor, and you have Gifted & Talented, a refreshing tale of spoiled-sibling woe, mysterious curses, and family complexity that will absolutely delight you -- Veronica Roth, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>When Among Crows</i> Olivie Blake's singular narrative voice sparkles in Gifted & Talented – a timely tale of greed, ambition and rivalry which eviscerates the world of wealth and privilege in nimble and terrific style -- M. L. Rio, bestselling author of <i>If We Were Villains</i> Gifted & Talented is a wickedly funny book about perfectly horrible people – and some of them even get what they deserve. Blake's sly prose and vivid character work bring the dreadful siblings to life, but also give us moments of heart-clenching tenderness. A delight -- Emily Tesh, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>Some Desperate Glory</i> This book is half mystery, half puzzle and wholly a delight -- Holly Black, author of <i>Book of Night</i> on <i>The Atlas Six</i> Compelling, entertaining and addictive. The Atlas Six is academic Darwinism: survival of the smartest with a healthy dose of magic -- T. L. Huchu, author of <i>The Library of the Dead</i> Coolly horrific, brilliantly brainy and utterly compelling -- <i>Daily Mail</i> on <i>The Atlas Six</i> Sign me up for anything she writes -- <i>Cosmopolitan</i>

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Olivie Blake is the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One For My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms My Mechanical Romance and Twelfth Knight. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince/toddler and rescue pit bull.

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