About The Scarlet Ball
Judith Ban, former convent girl, courtesan, and failed thief, is on the lookout for her next identity. The daughter of a Vietnamese adventuress and a French naval officer, she’s no stranger to risk, but she’s unprepared for the secrets of New York’s legendary Four Hundred, or for the women who build their power at the city’s heart through blood-soaked, gold-etched rituals of demonic marriage.
In exchange for enough wealth to outrun her past, Judith strikes a deal with the matriarch of the powerful Howard family: she will stand in for the missing Howard granddaughter, who was poised to make her debut when she disappeared. With Miss Iphigenia Marshall’s face stitched over her own, Judith is white, rich, and about to risk body and soul in the deadly games that determine which girls will find a match—and which will be devoured. If she can keep her wits and her life, her reward will be a husband with undreamt-of power who will be hers to command...so long as she can keep his infinite hungers fed. But to survive the season, Judith will have to seduce a storm in the shape of a man, before the night to which everything has been leading—the Scarlet Ball where the demons choose their brides.
A razor-sharp subversion of romance tropes and nightmare of manners, Vo's fusion of history and fantasy does for Edith Wharton what her acclaimed debut The Chosen and the Beautiful did for F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Scarlet Ball FAQ
When is The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo coming out?
The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo is scheduled to be released on October 6, 2026.
What is the release date for The Scarlet Ball?
The release date for The Scarlet Ball is October 6, 2026.
Who is the publisher of The Scarlet Ball?
The Scarlet Ball is published by Tor Books.
What genre is The Scarlet Ball?
The Scarlet Ball is categorised as Fantasy.
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Release details last updated July 2, 2026.