Looking for a hot new vacation destination? We hear San Madrigal is lovely this time of year. That is, if you can get past the deadly armies of pirates and monsters. Unfortunately, Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo won’t be able to ignore the current crises on the recently revived island or back home in Brooklyn. Even as fate threatens to tear the couple apart.

Learn the final fate of Mateo, Chela, and the island of San Madrigal in Last Canto of the Dead, the much-anticipated conclusion to Daniel José Older’s Outlaw Saints duology. Feast your eyes on the exclusive cover reveal, courtesy of artist Daniel Dos Santos, and read the first plot synopsis below!

Two gods-turned-teenagers wage simultaneous battles in the Caribbean and Brooklyn in this breathless sequel to Ballad & Dagger.

Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo are not just two teenagers in love–they’re powerful gods in human form. Powerful enough to have saved their Brooklyn diaspora community from the wrath of an ancient enemy and to have raised their once-sunken native island of San Madrigal from the sea.

But soon they discover that their problems are far from over. On the shores of San Madrigal, two creature armies are battling for survival. And on the streets of Brooklyn, a once tight-knit community is divided, with two sides at each other’s throats. But worst of all, a heartbreaking prophecy rips these two young lovers apart, sending Mateo back to the city, where cops are now patrolling the streets, and keeping Chela tethered to the island, where chaos and death lurk around every corner.

Healer. Destroyer. Creator. As gods, their powers know no limits. But as teenagers–separated, desperate, grieving–what will become of them? And what will become of their people?

Join their battle and witness their love in this thrilling conclusion to the epic saga that began with Ballad & Dagger.

Mark your calendars! Last Canto of the Dead goes on sale May 16th.