Lightlark (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Book 1)

by Alex Aster

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Fans of The Hunger Games will love this fantasy full of romantic complications, curses, and a centennial competition with the six rulers to break the curses plaguing their realms. And with secrets, lies, and betrayal only further complicated by killer love, it’s a fight to survive.

This collectible "romance edition" includes an exclusive bonus chapter told from the POV of the protagonist's love interest and a deluxe case featuring a full-color, alternate cover design.

#BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novel

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 is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything.

Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, Lightlark is a must-read for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419766671
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	08/23/2022
Series:	Lightlark
Edition description:	B&N Exclusive Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Alex Aster is an author of YA fiction as well as award-winning middle grade fiction, including the Emblem Island series, which was published to critical acclaim. Alex graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied creative writing. Find out more on TikTok (@alex.aster) or Instagram (@byalexaster).

Editorial Reviews

If The Hunger Games was a dark fairy tale, you’d get the vicious and enchanting Lightlark. Get ready to be transported into a dazzling world where love is a death sentence and the romances between competitors are even fiercer than the curses plaguing the islands.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Adam Silvera

Gorgeously lush and cinematic, Lightlark is the kind of fantasy that indulges all your senses, makes you swoon, and then knocks you sideways with twists. You won’t want to put this down.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter Marie Lu

Fantasy that reads like a breath of fresh air. Filled with secrets aplenty and enthralling magic, Lightlark will have you gasping then swooning while these valiant rulers fight to break their curses.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of These Viol Chloe Gong

“Fantasy that reads like a breath of fresh air. Filled with secrets aplenty and enthralling magic, Lightlark will have you gasping then swooning while these valiant rulers fight to break their curses.”
—Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

“Gorgeously lush and cinematic, Lightlark is the kind of fantasy that indulges all your senses, makes you swoon, and then knocks you sideways with twists. You won’t want to put this down.”
—Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter

“If The Hunger Games was a dark fairy tale, you’d get the vicious and enchanting Lightlark. Get ready to be transported into a dazzling world where love is a death sentence and the romances between competitors are even fiercer than the curses plaguing the islands.”
—Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

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