A Great and Powerful Tyranny

by Victoria Carbol

Thia is the perfect granddaughter—how could she be anything else when a tragic accident left her the sole family to Grandma Winnie? But one stormy Kansas day, Thia accidentally uncovers clues that reveal her grandma has been lying to her: her mother was never a medical doctor, she was studying the supernatural and all she left behind was a strange mirror.

Angry with her grandma, Thia drives off in a rage, only to fall through the mirror into a terrifying land ruled by the cruel Mage King—and he might be the only one who can send her home.

With the aid of newfound allies, Thia must confront her family’s legacy, which is tied to the struggle to overthrow the Mage King, the undeniable connection between her and a cursed, heartless girl, and where, in the end, Thia truly belongs.

Genres: Fantasy, LGBT, Lesbian, Young Adult, Queer

400 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication June 23, 2026

About the author

Victoria Carbol was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She has a BA in medieval history from Durham University in the UK and an MA in Theology from Regent College in British Columbia. She is also a musician known for creating cinematic theme songs for her favorite novels and is a founding member of the global book soundtrack phenomenon, Bookish Songs Collective. When not lost in the fantastic, you can find her sipping a hot beverage with her real-life found family or traipsing the woods with her small-but-mighty terrier, Bones. A Great and Powerful Tyranny is her first novel.