A Pegasus Ink & Myth series
YA Fantasy & Performance Magic Low (Clean / Cozy)

The Last Understudy

YA magical dark academia about Wren Cole, a scholarship singer at an elite conservatory where extraordinary performance can reshape the people who give it.

10-book series New installments are planned on a rolling schedule.

About the Series

At Aldenmere, an elite Berkshires performing-arts conservatory, scholarship singer Wren Cole is determined to earn her place onstage. But Room 7, the school archives, and performances that linger beyond the curtain suggest that talent at Aldenmere may come with a hidden cost.

World & Setting

Aldenmere is an elite Berkshires performing-arts conservatory of auditions, casting, rehearsal rooms, hidden archives, legacy access, and relentless pressure to become exceptional.
Begin with Book One

Books in Reading Order

10 books total in this series.

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The Last Understudy

She was only the understudy. Then the role followed her home.

Expected release: September 17, 2026

Low (Clean / Cozy)
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The Chorus

Thirty voices take one breath. Wren hears the ones who are not there.

Expected release: October 8, 2026

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The Carved Name

A name hidden beneath Room 7 could change everything Wren thinks she knows about Aldenmere.

Expected release: October 29, 2026

Low (Clean / Cozy)
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