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The Hurricane Wars

The Hurricane Wars #1 / 3
by Thea Guanzon
The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars #1) by Thea Guanzon
★ 9.00 / 2
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The fates of two bitter enemies with opposing magical abilities are swept together in The Hurricane Wars, the spellbinding debut in a fantasy romance trilogy set in a Southeast Asia–inspired world ravaged by storms, perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses

The heart is a battlefield.

All Talasyn has ever known is the Hurricane Wars. Growing up an orphan in a nation under siege by the ruthless Night Emperor, she found her family among the soldiers who fight for freedom. But she is hiding a deadly secret: light magic courses through her veins, a blazing power believed to have been wiped out years ago that can cut through the Night Empire’s shadows.

Prince Alaric, the emperor’s only son and heir, has been tasked with obliterating any threats to the Night Empire’s rule with the strength of his armies and mighty shadow magic. He discovers the greatest threat yet in Talasyn: a girl burning brightly on the battlefield with the magic that killed his grandfather, turned his father into a monster, and ignited the Hurricane Wars. He tries to kill her, but in a clash of light and dark, their powers merge and create a force the likes of which has never been seen.

This war can only end with them. But an even greater danger is coming, and the strange magic they can create together could be the only way to overcome it. Talasyn and Alaric must decide… are they fated to join hands, or destroy each other?

An exquisite fantasy brimming with unforgettable characters and sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance set in a richly drawn world, The Hurricane Wars marks the breathtaking debut of an extraordinary new writer.

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Release date: October 3, 2023

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Thea Guanzon

Thea Guanzon

Thea Guanzon writes the kind of fantasy that feels like a storm breaking over warm seas, lush, unpredictable, and charged with emotion. Her debut novel The Hurricane Wars soared onto the New York Times and international bestseller lists, introducing readers to a world steeped in Southeast Asian myth and threaded with the kind of slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance that keeps pages turning long past midnight. Its sequel, A Monsoon Rising, only deepened that spell, carrying her vision of war, heritage, and desire into even more intricate and dangerous terrain.

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Born in Bacolod City in the Philippines, Guanzon grew up surrounded by the rhythms of Visayan life, from sugarcane fields to stories whispered at the edges of folklore. Those roots shape her writing, where moon-eating serpents, tropical storms, and maritime traditions find their place alongside political intrigue and intimate human conflict. Before becoming an author, she worked in electoral management and women’s rights. These experiences sharpened her sense for power struggles and the quiet resilience of ordinary people, themes that echo through her novels.

Her characters are rarely neat heroes. Instead, they stumble, rage, and fall in love at the worst possible moments, embodying what Guanzon once called her fascination with “hot messes and the morally gray losers who love them.” That honesty, mixed with lyrical prose and an eye for cultural detail, has drawn readers across the globe.

Today she lives in Metro Manila, often writing with a cat named Darth Pancakes trying to commandeer her keyboard, and turtles named Dumpling and Potato Chip patrolling nearby. When she is not deep in fictional battles or tangled romances, she is likely sketching out Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, plotting over iced coffee, or tending to her succulents.

For Guanzon, fantasy is not escape. It is a celebration. Her novels honor her heritage, weave Southeast Asian influences into mainstream fantasy, and invite readers everywhere to see magic in stories that might otherwise go untold.

The Hurricane Wars

Beneath a sky split by light and shadow, two enemies are bound together by a conflict that is as personal as it is political. The Hurricane Wars unfolds in a world inspired by Southeast Asian myth and history, where kingdoms rise and fall with the tide, and storms are both weapon and omen.

At its heart is Talasyn, a soldier who has survived the devastation of war but carries the scars of a childhood lost to it. Opposite her stands Prince Alaric, heir to the empire she despises, raised in duty and darkness. Their battles on the field ignite with more than elemental magic, and every clash draws them deeper into a connection that should never exist.

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The series blends sweeping romance with sharp intrigue, weaving themes of heritage, power, and the fragile hope of peace into a narrative as turbulent as the storms it conjures. With each chapter the line between love and loyalty blurs, and the cost of choosing one over the other becomes dangerously clear.

Epic in scope yet intimate in emotion, this romantasy series lingers long after the final page, offering readers a world that feels alive with myth, conflict, and the dangerous pull of forbidden desire.


The Hurricane Wars consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars #1)
★ 9.00 / 2
A Monsoon Rising (The Hurricane Wars #2)
⧗ 8.00 / 1
This Shattered Tempest (The Hurricane Wars #3)
⧗ 9.34 / 3


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