{"product_id":"the-city-of-stardust-9781399714211","title":"The City of Stardust","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurses are made to be broken.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ENTHRALLING TO THE LAST PAGE'' SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with magic, stardust, and a shockingly dark heart, this is a stunning standalone fantasy perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Thousand Doors of January\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Starless Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark dream of a novel, Georgia Summers's debut is like a sweet shop - an elegant, mysterious one - full of all my favorite things: a grand old house, strange magic, deep lore, a family curse, a cabal, a globe criss-crossing heroine, otherworldly beings, and a new mythos that feels both timeless and original. Welcome to \u003ci\u003eThe City of Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e. Enjoy - and also beware. This fairy tale is deadly * Laini Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Strange the Dreamer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story as darkly wondrous as midnight. Summers brilliantly takes our yearning to open doors to magical new worlds, and twists it into a seductively vicious dream of darkness, blood, and winged horrors. When monsters must be satiated, there is no escaping the choices between love and betrayal; survival and sacrifice. Enthralling to the last page\u003c\/b\u003e * Shelley Parker-Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun *\u003cbr\u003eIn opening \u003ci\u003eThe City of Stardust, \u003c\/i\u003eyou enter a Gaiman-esque otherworld of scheming scholars and soul-stealing gods, where a daughter's quest to understand her mother's absence is as compelling as her fight against an ancient curse. The ghost of the city undone by pride and a broken promise haunts every page of this memorable and accomplished debut * Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe City of Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a haunting prologue that weaves as enchanting a spell as any of the terrible and wonderful magic in the book, and it just gets better from there. Summers' debut is a dark, gorgeous tale of curses, gods and monsters, with the love and loyalty of family at its heart\u003c\/b\u003e * Sangu Mandanna, bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches *\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia Summers's fascinating debut, \u003ci\u003eThe City of Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e, draws readers into a compelling story full of magic, curses, keys, and stories. It asks what we would do to break a curse, to close a door, or to open one. Readers who loved \u003ci\u003eThe Starless Sea \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Thousand Doors of January \u003c\/i\u003ewill also love this darkly magical book * Kat Howard, author of the Unseen World duology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this darkly gorgeous tale of yearning and curses, Summers explores the terrible and wonderful power of love in its many forms - enduring, loyal, selfish, toxic, destructive - and what happens when betrayal and survival are but two sides of the same coin. Utterly mesmerising\u003c\/b\u003e * A. Y. Chao, Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal *\u003cbr\u003eA starry tale of curses, gods and scholars that glitters with magic. Beautifully spellbinding. I never wanted to leave the City of Stardust! * M. A. Kuzniar, author of Midnight in Everwood *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding and mesmerising tale intricately crafted with writing that glitters. \u003ci\u003eThe City of Stardust \u003c\/i\u003eis like reading V. E. Schwab for the first time - and it's a story that will stay with me for years to come\u003c\/b\u003e * Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen *\u003cbr\u003eAn intoxicating story redolent of Laini Taylor's \u003ci\u003eDaughter of Smoke and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e and Erin Morgenstern's \u003ci\u003eThe Starless Sea\u003c\/i\u003e * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning clarion call of a debut novel that dwells in curses, magic, and gods as it explores the effects of love and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e * LoveReading *\u003cbr\u003eThere's a young girl fighting an ancient family curse, a tremendously chilly villain, and the gothicky atmosphere of corridors and libraries is invigorated by a sweeping trans-continental narrative. Want more? How about monsters, magic, a quest and a mystery? A hugely promising debut; beautifully written as well * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantastic slice of escapism that you will not be able to stop yourself from gobbling up - it is an absorbing, stunning, beautifully written book with a magic and dark undercurrent\u003c\/b\u003e * The Debut Digest *\u003cbr\u003eThere's a young girl fighting an ancient family curse, a tremendously chilly villain, and the gothicky atmosphere of corridors and libraries is invigorated by a sweeping trans-continental narrative. Want more? How  about monsters, magic, a quest and a  mystery? A hugely promising debut; beautifully written as well * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantastic slice of escapism that you will not be able to stop yourself from gobbling up - it is an absorbing, stunning, beautifully written book with a magic and dark undercurrent\u003c\/b\u003e * The Debut Digest *\u003cbr\u003eThe City of Stardust is a love letter to every reader who has ever seen the monsters and betrayals of a fantastical land, but still felt the pull of desire in their heart to go there. It is a story which indulges this urge on every page, rewarding curiosity, and exploring what happens when we follow the best - and worst of our imaginations. * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of twists and turns, you can hear the uneasy tick of the clock counting down your days with each page of this deliciously dark and dangerous debut. A spellbinding trip into the world of fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e * Heat *\u003cbr\u003eWhether Georgia Summers' next book is set within the same universe or an entirely new world, if it's as beautifully written, intricately plotted and atmospheric as this one, it'll be another work of pure magic * Culturefly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious debut\u003c\/b\u003e * The Guardian *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407781830999,"sku":"9781399714211","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399714211.jpg?v=1730500518","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-city-of-stardust-9781399714211","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}