

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.
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 brand-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?
Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games saga.
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 brand-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?
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The Grandest Game
The Grandest Game
21 books in catalog
High-stakes mystery, intricate puzzles, and psychological depth define the young adult fiction represented in the widely acclaimed series The Inheritance Games. The author Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born on October 19, 1984, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has written more than twenty novels that combine fast-paced thriller elements with complex character dynamics.
Barnes began her writing career at a young age, writing her first published novel when she was nineteen years old and selling her first five books while still in college. Parallel to her career as a novelist, she pursued an academic track in cognitive science and psychology, earning a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 2006, studying at Cambridge University as a Fulbright Scholar, and completing her Ph.D. at Yale University in 2012. Her scholarly work focuses on cognitive science, psychiatry, and the psychology of fandom and fiction. She later joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma as an Associate Professor with a dual appointment in Psychology and Professional Writing. In addition to her young adult novels, she has written original television pilot scripts for networks such as USA and MTV.
Informed by her academic research into human cognition and narrative engagement, Barnes crafts thrillers and mystery novels built around intricate puzzles, unexpected plot twists, and secret societies. Her stories frequently examine power dynamics, family secrets, elite institutions, and moral dilemmas, placing brilliant young protagonists in high-stakes situations where they must solve complex intellectual riddles under intense pressure.
21 books in catalog
High-stakes mystery, intricate puzzles, and psychological depth define the young adult fiction represented in the widely acclaimed series The Inheritance Games. The author Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born on October 19, 1984, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has written more than twenty novels that combine fast-paced thriller elements with complex character dynamics.
Barnes began her writing career at a young age, writing her first published novel when she was nineteen years old and selling her first five books while still in college. Parallel to her career as a novelist, she pursued an academic track in cognitive science and psychology, earning a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 2006, studying at Cambridge University as a Fulbright Scholar, and completing her Ph.D. at Yale University in 2012. Her scholarly work focuses on cognitive science, psychiatry, and the psychology of fandom and fiction. She later joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma as an Associate Professor with a dual appointment in Psychology and Professional Writing. In addition to her young adult novels, she has written original television pilot scripts for networks such as USA and MTV.
Informed by her academic research into human cognition and narrative engagement, Barnes crafts thrillers and mystery novels built around intricate puzzles, unexpected plot twists, and secret societies. Her stories frequently examine power dynamics, family secrets, elite institutions, and moral dilemmas, placing brilliant young protagonists in high-stakes situations where they must solve complex intellectual riddles under intense pressure.