NOVL – Series Page – The Grandest Game
Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime.
Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win.
Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year’s game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits—physically, mentally, and emotionally—it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you’ll never forget.
Do you have what it takes to play?
Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games:
- The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1)
- The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2)
- The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3)
- The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4)
- Games Untold
- The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game #1)
- Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game #2)
- The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3)
- The Same Backward as Forward
For more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the killer The Naturals series, and The Debutantes duet.
Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.
The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and everything heats up in this newest installment of the TikTok sensation Inheritance Games Saga.
Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games:
- The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1)
- The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2)
- The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3)
- The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4)
- Games Untold
- The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game #1)
- Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game #2)
- The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3)
- The Same Backward as Forward
For more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the killer The Naturals series, and The Debutantes duet.
In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance—and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries.
All games must come to an end. In this series-shattering conclusion, everyone is a player, long-held secrets are unveiled, precious threads are unraveled, and impossible mysteries are solved. In the grandest of games, there is so much to win—money, love, power, revenge—but there is also everything to lose.
The truth will be revealed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s most masterful puzzle yet.
Don’t miss a moment of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the thrilling Grandest Game spinoff series, set in the world of the Inheritance Games:
- The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1)
- The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games #2)
- The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3)
- The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games #4)
- Games Untold
- The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game #1)
- Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game #2)
- The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game #3)
- The Same Backward as Forward
For more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the killer The Naturals series, and The Debutantes duet.
About the Author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five acclaimed young adult novels, including The Inheritance Games series, the Debutantes series, The Lovely and the Lost, and the Naturals series. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her PhD from Yale University in 2012 and was a professor of psychology and professional writing for many years. She invites you to visit her online att http://www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Instagram @authorjenlynnbarnes.
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“My favorite chapters were Rohan’s POV because I’m a die-hard Savannah lover… Her and Rohan’s dynamic as enemies-to-lovers is super fun, and I’m SOOOOO excited to see where it goes in the next book!”
– Abigail, @abigailjgrace
On Glorious Rivals
“This book is so so so good! I loved every minute and found myself constantly surprised at what was being revealed.”
– Ilsa, @book.worminparadise
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