The Last Soul Among Wolves (The Echo Archives) - Softcover

Caruso, Melissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 035651756X ISBN 13: 9780356517568

Publisher: Orbit, 2026

Synopsis

The Last Soul Among Wolves is the dazzling second instalment in Melissa Caruso's bestselling Echo Archives series, a whip-smart fantasy adventure packed with murder, mystery and mind-bending magic.

All Kembral Thorne wants is to finish her maternity leave in peace. But when her best friend drags her to a will reading at a decrepit island mansion - along with her once-rival, now-girlfriend Rika Nonesuch - she finds an unexpected reunion of her childhood crew . . . and a deadly curse she must now unravel.

To save her friends, Kem and Rika must once more race against the clock and descend into other realities. But the mansion is full of old secrets and new schemes, and soon the game becomes far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.

Praise for the series:

'I adore The Last Soul Among Wolves . . . It's magnificently entertaining. I recommend it highly'
Locus

'I completely adored this book and would read a dozen more of Kembral's adventures'
Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

'A masterpiece - filled with excitement, romance and characters you would protect with your life . . . Unmissable!
Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

Readers are loving The Last Soul Among Wolves!

I will never not laugh and cry and flat out cheer while reading a Kembral Thorne book
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'Book two blew my socks off'
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'Rare example of the second book in the series outshining the first! . . . I would eat up a whole extended series of adventures in this fascinating world'
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' If you liked the first one, you will love and devour The Last Soul Among Wolves'
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'You couldn't have asked for a better sequel'
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'Oh my God the worldbuilding and the mystery! . . . So, so good!'
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'I read this in one sitting - Caruso just keeps getting better and better!'
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About this title

About the Author

Melissa Caruso was born on the summer solstice and went to school in an old mansion with a secret door, but despite this auspicious beginning has yet to develop any known superpowers. She has spent her whole life creating imaginary worlds, and in addition to writing is also an avid larper and tabletop gamer.

Melissa graduated with honours in creative writing from Brown University and has an MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her first novel, The Tethered Mage, was shortlisted for a Gemmell Morningstar award for best fantasy debut.

Melissa lives in Massachusetts with her video game designer husband, two magical daughters and assorted pets. You can find her on Twitter, where she posts about writing, tea and sword-fighting in ballgowns.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 035651756X
• ISBN 13: 9780356517568
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368