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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Alex Aster, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside, where swords wield magic and power is not inherited...but claimed. Read in duet narration by Vanessa Moyen and...

Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Every fifty years, the gates between them open, and fifty challengers are allowed to journey across Starside on a deadly quest to access a pool of magic that can heal, grant wealth, or extend life. First, she must survive the Culling, the king's deadly competition to choose his fifty challengers. Starside is deadlier than it seems. With a blade most would kill to claim, Aris can't trust anyone.

Isla Crown has charted a new destiny and leapt into the unknown, determined to defeat her insidious ancestor, Lark, no matter the cost. But Skyshade is nothing like she anticipated, and she’ll have to use all of her skills just to survive, let alone end Lark for good. Meanwhile, Grim and Oro would sooner set fire to their own kingdoms than leave Isla stranded on a path toward certain death. But getting her back will involve forging an alliance—if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals.

Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm's curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark's seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven't ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla's midst who don't believe her ascent to power was earned.

Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them—and save themselves and their realms—one ruler will die.

Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two. Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king. As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle’s final prophecy and change her heartrending fate.

Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter, Elle, has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She’s had writer’s block for months, and her screenplay is due by the end of the summer. Desperate for inspiration, Elle returns to NYC – the city she hates – and tries to throw herself into her writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren. He’s the city’s favourite handsome tech billionaire and he’s also the guy Elle hooked up with in a stairwell two years ago.

Da TikTok alle vette più alte delle classifiche di tutto il mondo, "Lightlark" è il fantasy del momento. "Siete circondata da bugie e bugiardi, Isla Crown." Ogni cento anni, l'isola di Lightlark appare per ospitare il Centennale, una sfida mortale a cui sono invitati a partecipare sei sovrani di altrettanti regni - Natura, Stelle, Luna, Cielo, Sole e Ombre della Notte -, che hanno così la possibilità di spezzare le maledizioni che da secoli schiacciano i loro popoli, conquistando un potere senza eguali. Ma a un prezzo: uno di loro deve morire.

Twelve-year-old Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, just like his mother. But he hates his mark and is determined to choose a different path for himself. So, on the annual New Year's Eve celebration, where Emblemites throw their wishes into a bonfire in the hopes of having them granted, Tor wishes for a different power. The next morning Tor wakes up to discover a new marking on his skin...the symbol of a curse that has shortened his lifeline, giving him only a week before an untimely death. 

Tor is adjusting to life with the power of the Night Witch, especially with his best friends, Engle and Melda, by his side. But when a mysterious girl washes up on shore claiming a band of cursed pirates is on their way to Emblem Island, life changes fast. The girl, Gemma, is from an underwater city that was destroyed by the terrible Calavera pirates, and she warns Tor they are now on their way to his home. The trio of friends must come up with a plan to stop the pirates from getting an ancient relic that would give them the ability to control the high seas.

Eigentlich kennt der zwölfjährige Tor von Beginn an sein Schicksal. Ein Emblem auf seinem Arm zeigt, dass er zum Anführer geboren ist. Beim jährlichen Neujahrsfest äußert er jedoch seinen innigsten Wunsch – eine andere Bestimmung. Das hat fatale Folgen: Auf seiner Haut erscheint statt seines Anführer-Emblems nun ein düsteres Auge. Es ist der Fluch der Nachthexe, der Tors sicheren und nahen Tod bedeutet! Nur die berüchtigte Hexe selbst kann Tor von dem Fluch befreien.

This novel—told from Grim’s perspective—gives listeners insight into his past: the motivations and events that cemented his fate as Isla’s eventual love interest. It includes key moments from the ruler’s love story with Isla, told in his own voice. Grim is certain to thrill listeners and test allegiances, leaving new and longtime fans second-guessing who they’re rooting for in the breathtaking battle for Isla’s heart.

The novel is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. It includes key moments from the ruler’s love story with Isla, told in his own voice.

Das Drehbuch für einen großen Film zu schreiben, ist für Elle die Chance ihres Lebens. Das einzige Problem? Sie leidet seit Monaten an einer Schreibblockade, und die Deadline am Ende des Sommers rückt unaufhaltsam näher. Auf der Suche nach Inspiration zieht Elle für den Sommer zurück nach New York, wo der Film spielen wird. Dass ihr Nachbar ausgerechnet Parker Warren, der Tech-Milliardär ist, hat Elle nicht erwartet – und noch viel weniger, dass Parker sie bittet, über den Sommer sein Fake-Date zu spielen.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY NARRATOR DIANE GUERRERO! “This was a fun, stay-up-late-to-finish read! Elle and Parker have chemistry from the jump, but a combination of forced proximity and her hatred of him is fuel for witty banter, a long, slow burn and plenty of...