Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Catalyst | 2015 | Helena Coggan | Buy |
| 2 | The Catalyst: Book One in the heart-stopping Wars of Angels duology | 2015 | Helena Coggan | N/A |
| 3 | The Reaction | 2016 | Helena Coggan | Buy |
The War of Angels is a YA fantasy duology by Helena Coggan, set in a version of London where society is divided between the Gifted and the Ungifted. People with magical abilities hold power, while those without are treated as second-class citizens. The series follows Rose Elmsworth, a teenager who must conceal the truth about what she really is as tensions between the two factions escalate toward open conflict.
The Catalyst (2015) introduces Rose and the world she lives in, while The Reaction (2016) raises the stakes as the political situation deteriorates. Coggan wrote The Catalyst when she was just 13 years old and published it at 15, making the series a notable debut. The books blend dystopian politics with fantasy elements and move at a fast pace.
The series should be read in publication order, as The Reaction picks up directly where The Catalyst leaves off.