RJ Barker praise
RJ Barker’s Mortedant’s Peril is getting buzz as an inventive fantasy murder‑mystery — readers are calling it a stylish, buddy‑read‑friendly twist on genre elements. The social review highlights Barker’s clever plotting and tonal shifts that will interest SFF and mystery fans. (x.com)
Mortedant’s Peril is the first volume in The Trials of Irody Hasp, published by Tor Books as a 432‑page hardcover (ISBN 9781250398802 in the U.S.; 9781035064274 in the U.K.). (amazon.com) U.S. publication is listed as May 19, 2026, while U.K./Pan Macmillan pages put the release on May 21, 2026, and the book is available for pre‑order through major retailers including Barnes & Noble and Target. (amazon.com) Publisher marketing and jacket blurbs quote established fantasy authors — Sebastien de Castell, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Robin Hobb — in advance praise used across Tor/Pan Macmillan promotional pages. (panmacmillan.com) Pan Macmillan’s trade announcement says Tor UK and Tor Books jointly acquired world English rights to Mortedant’s Peril and at least one further novel from agent Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock. (trade.panmacmillan.com) Early community coverage includes a Fantasy‑Hive buddy‑read review posted March 30, 2026, and Barnes & Noble lists an unabridged audiobook narrated by Joe Eyre timed to the May release. (fantasy-hive.co.uk)
