The City of Stardust

Beschreibung

Curses are made to be broken.<BR>'ENTHRALLING TO THE LAST PAGE' SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN<BR><BR>Filled with magic, stardust, and a shockingly dark heart, this is a stunning standalone fantasy perfect for fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Starless Sea and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.<BR><BR>For centuries, Everlys have seen their brightest and best disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands.

Their tormentor is a woman named Penelope, who never ages, never grows sick - and never forgives a debt.<BR><BR> Ten years ago, Violet Everly's mother left to break the curse, and never returned. Now Violet must find her mother, or she will be taken in her place.<BR><BR> Her hunt leads her into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods, and monsters bent on revenge.

And into the path of Penelope's quiet assistant, Aleksander, who she knows cannot be trusted - and yet to whom she finds herself undeniably drawn.<BR><BR> Tied to a very literal deadline, Violet will travel to the edges of the world to find her mother and the key to the city of stardust, where the Everly story began . . .<BR><BR>AUTHORS LOVE THE CITY OF STARDUST<BR><BR>'A starry tale of curses, gods and scholars that glitters with magic.

Beautifully spellbinding' M.A. KUZNIAR<BR><BR>'A spellbinding and mesmerising tale intricately crafted with writing that glitters. The City of Stardust is like reading V. E. Schwab for the first time' BEA FITZGERALD<BR><BR>'A Gaiman-esque world of scheming scholars and soul-stealing gods . . . Memorable and accomplished' LUCY HOLLAND<BR><BR>'Utterly mesmerising' A. Y. CHAO<BR><BR>'A compelling story full of magic, curses, keys, and stories . . .

Readers who loved The Starless Sea or The Ten Thousand Doors of January will also love this darkly magical book' KAT HOWARD<BR><BR>'A dark, gorgeous tale of curses, gods and monsters, with the love and loyalty of family at its heart' SANGU MANDANNA<BR><BR>READERS LOVE THE CITY OF STARDUST<BR><BR>'Reminiscent of Laini Taylor and Erin Morgenstern. Knowing this is a debut work floored me as - for me - this is as near a perfect book as you can get' Netgalley - 5 star review<BR><BR>'I inhaled The City of Stardust in one day.

Books, libraries, quests, strange worlds, a doomed love, betrayal, abandonment, courage, sacrifice - this book has it all' Netgalley - 5 star review<BR><BR>'I truly loved this book, I devoured it' Netgalley - 5 star review<BR><BR>'Wow! I so loved this book, I resented having to put it down to go to sleep, it was so gripping' Netgalley - 5 star review

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