Curses are made to be broken. 'ENTHRALLING TO THE LAST PAGE' SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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 . . . AUTHORS LOVE THE CITY OF STARDUST ' A starry tale of curses
gods and scholars that glitters with magic . Beautifully spellbinding ' M.A. KUZNIAR ' 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 ' A Gaiman-esque
world of scheming scholars and soul-stealing gods . . . Memorable and accomplished' LUCY
HOLLAND 'Utterly mesmerising ' A. Y. CHAO '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 'A dark gorgeous tale of curses gods and
monsters with the love and loyalty of family at its heart' SANGU MANDANNA READERS LOVE THE
CITY OF STARDUST ' R eminiscent 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 ' 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 ' I truly loved this book I devoured it' Netgalley - 5 star
review ' 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
