After an auction, Priyanka Krishnan at Harper Voyager has signed North American rights to bestselling YA author Victoria Aveyard’s adult fantasy debut, Tempest. Harper said the book, set in a world inspired by the Golden Age of Piracy, follows “a former noblewoman facing execution for treason unless she helps the ruling empire capture their most wanted enemy—the last great pirate captain—and the only man she has ever loved.” Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media brokered the deal. Tempest is scheduled for a 2026 publication.