A Fate So Cold (Exclusive OwlCrate Edition)

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
5.0 Stars (8 Reviews)
$32.99 USD
Details

Two chosen ones are faced with one unthinkable choice in A Fate So Cold, the first in a blockbuster fantasy duology, sizzling with a devastating romance.

For most of the year, Summer reigns peacefully over Alderland. Then, for six brutal weeks, Winter rages, obliterating towns and wreaking casualties. Magicians bond with powerful wands of Summer to defend the nation, a duty that costs many their lives.

Domenic Barrow never wanted such responsibility—but destiny hasn’t granted him a choice. The greatest Summer wand has awakened for the first time in a century, warning that an icy cataclysm looms on the horizon. And despite his reputation as the least suited of his classmates, the wand chooses Domenic to wield it.

Ellery Caldwell spent years striving to be a perfect Summer magician—and burying her fears of her own power. But her worst suspicions are proven true when she accidentally creates the first-ever Winter wand.

Now, as the unprecedented Chosen Two, Domenic and Ellery must thwart the oncoming cataclysm together. But this is no love story. It’s a tragedy. 

Features for this OwlCrate Edition:

This book contains:

  • Violence (including violence against children in a school setting)
  • Death
  • Allusions to parental abuse

Please note:  The content warnings listed above don’t cover all content included in the book. 


CONTENT WARNING

 

Featured in the December 2025 ‘Change the Prophecy’ OwlCrate YA box.

Photos by: @thebookscript (on Instagram)

View details
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 8 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8
Total 4 star reviews: 0
Total 3 star reviews: 0
Total 2 star reviews: 0
Total 1 star reviews: 0
Slide 1 selected
Write a Review (Opens in a new window)
8 reviews
  • Volotka A.
    Verified Buyer
    Customer History Active Subscriber, First Time Customer
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    6 days ago
    Customer History Active Subscriber, First Time Customer
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A Fate So Cold ❄️☀️

    For most of the year, Summer reigns. Then, for a few weeks, Winter arrives — bringing monsters, destruction, and a whole lot of trouble with it.

    But what fascinated me most was the magic system.

    Here, a magician doesn’t simply choose a wand. It’s more like the wand chooses the magician — and that choice can shape the rest of their life.

    And these aren’t just pieces of wood à la Harry Potter 😅 Every wand has its own personality, its own peculiarities, and its own price. Bonding with some of them can have unpleasant — and sometimes irreversible — consequences for their wielder.

    There are also only a limited number of wands. If none of them bonds with you by a certain age, you’ll never become a fully fledged magician. Essentially, you’re stuck being a bit of a “not-quite-magician” forever.

    That makes the main characters especially interesting to follow, because in a world where everyone is used to magic following certain rules, something suddenly appears that shouldn’t even exist.

    I really loved the way the authors put a fresh spin on the classic “chosen one” trope. At first, everything feels familiar: magic, destiny, someone fated to save the world… But it quickly becomes clear that things are a little more complicated than that.

    I also loved the concept of this world: an almost endless Summer followed by a short but deadly Winter. It’s such a simple idea, yet it creates a wonderfully atmospheric and unusual fantasy setting.

    And that ending… 😶

    This is only the first…

    Exclusive Book DesignRated 2.0 on a scale of minus 2 to 2
    Was this helpful?
  • Kelsey G.
    Verified Buyer
    Customer History Active Subscriber, Frequent Limited Edition Purchaser
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    1 week ago
    Customer History Active Subscriber, Frequent Limited Edition Purchaser
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Gorgeous Art

    I love the art on this one and the binding is so sturdy. It's a hefty, well-made book with (I'm assuming) sewn binding.

    Exclusive Book DesignRated 1.0 on a scale of minus 2 to 2
    Was this helpful?
  • Maegan
    3 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 Stars

    So beautiful, can't wait to read!!

    Was this helpful?
  • Catherine N.
    Verified Buyer
    Customer History Active Subscriber
    3 months ago
    Customer History Active Subscriber
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Pretty book

    Love the cover

    Exclusive Book DesignRated 2.0 on a scale of minus 2 to 2
    Was this helpful?
  • Kim P.
    Verified Buyer
    Customer History Frequent Limited Edition Purchaser
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    4 months ago
    Customer History Frequent Limited Edition Purchaser
    Reading Experience Great! Would Recommend!
    Bought For Myself
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Gorgeous Book!

    Absolutely love the cover and dust jacket artwork and design of this book! In fact, design-wise, it's probably my favorite Owlcrate book that I own. While the plot is somewhat thin, it was an enjoyable read, nevertheless.

    Exclusive Book DesignRated 2.0 on a scale of minus 2 to 2
    Was this helpful?
Show More