{"product_id":"starside-by-alex-aster-hardback-copy","title":"Starside By Alex Aster (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 31\/03\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fantasy - Romantasy - Romance - Fantasy - Romance - Adult - Enemies To Lovers - Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/05b8d786-d9ba-4b1b-a628-9581896d7bd8.__CR0_0_970_300_PT0_SX970_V1.jpg?v=1775209940\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the titular realm of magic and immortals,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStarside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eopens the first adult romantasy series from the bestselling author of the Lightlark Saga, as fearless mortal Aris arrives at the kingdom vowing vengeance against the deity who killed her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals –the descendants of the gods, living in a power rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps of that magic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEvery 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. Everyone has their reasons for entering, but Aris has only one: vengeance. As a child, a goddess set fire to her village, killing her family. Aris isn’t after the gods’ magic – she’s going to kill them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFirst, she must survive the Culling, the king’s deadly competition to choose his fifty challengers. An orphaned blacksmith’s apprentice, Aris doesn’t have the superior weapons of the heirs from the Great Houses. But the greatest swords – ones that contain power – are not inherited or bought, they are claimed, by both sides. And when Aris claims a great sword, it makes her not just a real competitor – but a target.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGetting past the gates is only the beginning. Starside is deadlier than it seems. If the ancient creatures, magicwielding beasts, and bloodthirsty immortals weren’t dangerous enough, a new peril has even immortals fearing what rises from the ground at night. With a blade most would kill to claim, Aris can’t trust anyone. Especially not Harlan Raker, the merciless and mysterious king’s guard who betrayed her years ago – and who may now be the key to her survival.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut Aris is hiding a secret tied to her family’s death. 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