An Edge Sharp Enough: A Novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Hardcover) (PREORDER)

Fiction - Fantasy - Epic 

RELEASE DATE: 11/17/2026  (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)

In a brilliant departure from the novels that made Jesse Q. Sutanto a USA Today bestselling author—including Dial A for Aunties—comes the first book in a debut dark fantasy duology, following an assassin, a scholar, a con man, and a guard in a race to rediscover powerful lost magic and save their world...

Mara has no memory of life before her assassin training behind the fortress-like walls of Tchu-Morrokhai, which has been her world since she was five. Practicing discipline and strategy, sacrifice and solitude, she has dedicated herself to resisting the Divine Empress’s plans of eradicating the all-but-forgotten magic. She longs for a world once again filled with magic—and freedom and love. And she’ll do whatever it takes to find those things.

In the faraway city of Velingard, Livya is the privileged daughter of the revered scientist whose invention of an indestructible new metal was the catalyst for a great revolution. Yet Livya’s bored of suitors and balls, more interested in philosophical debates. But when an invite to a secret salon leads to a kidnapping attempt, Livya is suddenly on the run—with the unlikely aid of charming con man Kaian, a once dear childhood friend inexplicably turned frosty stranger.

Captain Fonde has served Velingard faithfully in the twenty years since the revolution, and all has been peaceful... until now, when he’s informed that their “indestructible” metal is inexplicably starting to crumble. Ships, bridges, buildings, statues—their entire post-revolution world is literally about to come apart. Could it be that the metal—and therefore the revolution—was flawed all along? Or is there something darker—evil, ancient, inhuman—at play?

With stunning world-building, Jesse Q. Sutanto weaves an epic tale of characters whose lives irrevocably intertwine—and unravel—as paths collide across continents, racing toward an explosive twist that will forever change all of their fates...

AUTHOR BIO: 

Jesse Q. Sutanto is a USA Today bestselling author. She has won an Edgar(R) Award, a Libby Award, an Audies Award, and the Comedy Women in Print Award. She is best known for her novels Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and the Dial A for Aunties series. The film rights to Dial A for Aunties were acquired by Netflix. Jesse lives in Indonesia with her husband and two daughters.

Review Quotes:

Pivoting from mystery to dark fantasy, Sutanto (Dial A for Aunties) ensnares readers in a complex web of political intrigue and forbidden magic in this serpentine duology launch... this fast-paced, suspenseful tale of finding courage and strength in the face of adversity is an exciting start. - Publishers Weekly

Sutanto (Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block) explores this world with palpable joy and bright, straightforward prose... Longtime fans of Sutanto will appreciate her focus on the protagonists' internal lives, and her genre switch will undoubtedly change many readers' minds about fantasy. Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk will be desperate for the next book in this duology. - Library Journal