New D&D Romantasy Novel "The Feywild Job" Announced

Official cover art for the D&D novel "The Feywild Job," featuring a woman and a man sitting back-to-back on a tree branch in the feywild. The woman is holding an orb in her hand and the man is playing a violin.

New D&D Romantasy Novel “The Feywild Job” Announced

January 7, 2026

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A new Dungeons & Dragons novel is coming out this spring from Penguin Random House that’s a bit of a departure from other recent D&D literary releases. Entitled The Feywild Job, the book is written by Nebula and World Fantasy Award winning author C.L. Polk, and is billed as a cozy, fantasy romance novel with a dash of heist elements thrown in for good measure. It will be coming out later this summer, but is available for pre-order now from your book store and on Amazon.

So what can readers expect in this new romantasy take on D&D? Below, we swoon into all the details.

The cover to the new D&D romantasy novel "The Feywild Job."

What is the “The Feywild Job” about?

The official book page synopsis from Penguin Random House reads as follows:

Sparks fly when bitter exes are forced to team up for an elaborate Feywild heist, in this cozy fantasy romance by the bestselling author of the Kingston Cycle and Even Though I Knew the End.

Saeldian has sworn never to fall in love. That oath isn’t just a personal promise, but rather a magical pact, granting them powerful abilities. The only catch? They must never give their heart away—a deal that Saeldian is perfectly content with. They’ve seen firsthand how messy love can get.

Saeldian prefers their no-strings-attached life as a con artist, pulling off heists and leaving a trail of broken hearts behind them. But when a grift goes horribly wrong, they catch the eye of a mysterious patron with a job offer they can’t refuse.

The mission? Steal a gem called “The Kiss of Enduring Love” and return it to the Feywild. Simple enough, until Saeldian discovers their ex-partner, Kell—a charming bard—is part of the team.

The last time Saeldian saw Kell, things hardly ended on good terms. A kiss became a betrayal, leaving Kell hurt and confused for almost a decade. But Kell can’t just walk away—not when this job might finally be his ticket back to the Feywild.

Forced to work together again, their adventure takes them from high-society parties to Feywild couple’s therapy. But as Saeldian and Kell rekindle their chemistry, they realize the gem is much more than a fey bauble, and their simple heist has summoned powerful enemies. . . .

Official D&D artwork, featuring two fairies embracing each other as they fly in front of a fantastical village made out of mushrooms.

Who is author C.L. Polk?

C. L. Polk is a Canadian fantasy author who is best known for their debut novel Witchmark which won the World Fantasy Award in 2019 and is the first book in the popular Kingston Cycle series. Polk’s novella Even Though I Knew the End also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2022 and their short story “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” was also a. finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award.

Polk identifies as non-binary (using they/them pronouns) and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It’s not clear what experience they have with Dungeons & Dragons, but getting an author of this caliber to contribute to a D&D novel is definitely a huge coup for the D&D literary brand.

A photograph of C.L Polk, author of the new D&D novel "They Feywild Job."

How much is the “The Feywild Job”?

The hardcover version of the new D&D novel will retail for $30 USD, while the Kindle version will sell for $14.99 USD. An Audiobook version will also be released on Audible for around $25 USD.

When will the new D&D novel be released?

The Feywild Job will be officially available on June 30th, 2026, at which point you can pick it up online and at physical retailers.

Official D&D artwork, featuring a carriage flying through the air pulled by horses with butterfly wings while onlookers watch it about to land.

What other D&D novels have been recently released?

While we haven’t seen the same volume of Dungeons & Dragons books that once existed in the 1990s, over the past few years we have still seen a number of new releases, including:

Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit (August 2022)
Dragonlance: Dragons of Fate (August 2023)
Dragonlance: Dragons of Eternity (August 2024)
The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin (March 2024)
Spelljammer: Memory’s Wake (June 2024)
Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd (May 2025)
The Fallbacks: Dealing with Dragons (July 2025)
The Finest Edge of Twilight (October 2025)

The covers to the D&D novels "The Fallbacks: Bound for Ruin," "Spelljammer: Memory's Wake" and "Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd."

Final Thoughts

It’s interesting to see the D&D literary brand veer into the genre of romantasy (which has become increasingly popular in recent years) and to pull in a high profile author like C.L. Polk.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on this story in the days ahead and will provide a complete review of the book closer to launch. In the meantime, you pre-order The Feywild Job now from your local game store, book store and on Amazon.

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Jason Volk is the Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics and lives in the wilds of Western Canada. He has been playing D&D for over 25 years and is a huge fan of Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms. His favorite character of all time was a Necromancer named Neek who spent most of his adventuring career resurrecting the corpses of slain monsters. When he’s not playing TTRPGs, Jason enjoys video games, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40K, watching football and spending time with his wife and adorably nerdy children.