Can’t Wait Wednesday: A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

H.G. Parry is back with another excellent sounding standalone! A Far Better Thing follows Sydney Carton, a man looking for revenge after he was stolen away by the fae as a child and made a servant. This is set in London and Paris during the era of the Reign of Terror (the extra bloody part of the French Revolution). Parry is a talented writer and I can’t wait to check out her latest work! A Far Better Thing will be released June 17, 2025.

H. G. Parry’s A Far Better Thing is a standalone, portal fantasy where Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrelI meets A Tale of Two Cities in a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution.

I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse.

The fairies stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faerie Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead.

It will take magic and cunning—cold iron and Realm silver—to hide his intentions from humans and fae and bring his plans to fruition.

Shuttling between London and Paris during the Reign of Terror, generations of violence-begetting-violence lead him to a heartbreaking choice in the shadow of the guillotine.