Isle of Teeth

Isle of Teeth

Simon & Schuster Canada Sept 29, 2026

Matiu Frankel joined the imperial military to escape the nightmare of his childhood: his father’s wretched creations, his witch-mother’s loyalty to Lady Death, and the haunting voice in his own head. When he is assigned a mission home in Song, he finds a nightmare awaits. A revenant attack leaves a trail of bodies behind, and Matiu, being half-Songi, is accused of working with native insurgents. To remove the bounty on his head, Matiu must prove his loyalty to the Lyssian Empire by infiltrating the resistance and capturing the monster they’ve weaponized.

But Calyx is not a monster. A revenant pieced together from animals and dead Songi, yes. Abandoned by her makes to rot on the Isle of Teeth, yes. But not a monster. At least, not yet. Without medicine, Calyx and her siblings risk losing their humanity to Lady Death’s whispers.

Calyx has three weeks to find a cure. Matiu has even less time to clear his name. In their desperation to survive, they turn to each other, becoming entangled in each other’s destinies – and in the larger story of empire and resistance. Amidst growing tensions and the echoing calls of the goddess of death, Matiu and Calyx’s relationship transforms into a dark fable about those who have spent their lives with a boot on their neck – and what they would sacrifice to stand tall once more.