Starfall
Autor Jamie Cassen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 mar 2027
War has left the British empire broken and bleeding. The smoke of the Industrial Revolution has choked the forests and driven the elder races into the light. Oxford, now the capital, is a city on the brink, haunted by whispers of the impending apocalypse.
Aria has fled to Oxford University to study under the brilliant Professor Ashcroft in the infamous Department of Magick. But her hunger for knowledge is dangerous and the depth of her innate abilities even more so. As a series of brutal murders engulfs the streets, the fragile peace between the human and faerie courts begins to unravel.
Caught between treacherous factions, forbidden truths, and unexpected feelings she cannot afford, Aria finds herself with more enemies than friends--and no idea who she can trust. The star is falling, and the superstitious believe the world is coming to an end. Aria's powers may be the kingdom's last hope . . . or its ruin.
The first installment of an atmospheric alternate-history trilogy, Starfall is perfect for fans of Babel, _ Blood Over Bright Haven, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
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Jamie Cass is the author of the Oxford Book of Magick historical fantasy series and other stories of love, loss, and courage told through a magical lens. He also worked as a Waterstones bookseller for several years and now teaches history to his avid students in Oxford, England. In his free time, he can usually be found rereading his favorite dark fantasy books, enjoying the outdoors, or trying to persuade people to play complex board games with him.
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Her powers could save the kingdom - or burn it to the ground
1830. Wars on the Continent have left the British empire broken and bleeding; London is a smoking ruin, and Oxford is the new capital. The flames of the Industrial Revolution have destroyed the forests, driving magical beings into the light. The King lies dying or is already dead - no one knows for sure. And in the gutters, beggars whisper of the red star that hangs over the rooftops; crazed cults preach the end of days.
It wasn't the university experience Aria Shaw was expecting when she came to Oxford to study magic under the famed Professor Ashcroft. Insatiably curious, eager to learn how to control her formidable powers, Aria's hunger for knowledge verges on recklessness. Ashcroft - brilliant, mysterious, haunted by the ghosts of war - knows he can bring the best out of his gifted young pupil... if he can manage to keep her alive.
When a series of lethal attacks slash through the city, the fragile peace between the English monarchy and the faerie courts is threatened, and Aria and Ashcroft find themselves in the middle of a treacherous plot. Someone is trying to destabilise the kingdom and undo the victory against Napoleon and his dark magic. And somehow, Aria is at the centre of it all.
Starfall is the first book in The Oxford Book of Magick trilogy - a deliciously atmospheric historical fantasy for fans of V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, Babel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and Philip Pullman's Oxford.
Her powers could save the kingdom - or burn it to the ground
1830. Wars on the Continent have left the British empire broken and bleeding; London is a smoking ruin, and Oxford is the new capital. The flames of the Industrial Revolution have destroyed the forests, driving magical beings into the light. The King lies dying or is already dead - no one knows for sure. And in the gutters, beggars whisper of the red star that hangs over the rooftops; crazed cults preach the end of days.
It wasn't the university experience Aria Shaw was expecting when she came to Oxford to study magic under the famed Professor Ashcroft. Insatiably curious, eager to learn how to control her formidable powers, Aria's hunger for knowledge verges on recklessness. Ashcroft - brilliant, mysterious, haunted by the ghosts of war - knows he can bring the best out of his gifted young pupil... if he can manage to keep her alive.
When a series of lethal attacks slash through the city, the fragile peace between the English monarchy and the faerie courts is threatened, and Aria and Ashcroft find themselves in the middle of a treacherous plot. Someone is trying to destabilise the kingdom and undo the victory against Napoleon and his dark magic. And somehow, Aria is at the centre of it all.
Starfall is the first book in The Oxford Book of Magick trilogy - a deliciously atmospheric historical fantasy for fans of V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, Babel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and Philip Pullman's Oxford.
Recenzii
A great debut. Rich and imaginative
A fine achievement of the imagination and storytelling
Effortlessly blending the historical and the fantastical, Starfall is an immersive dream of a read. I was completely swept away by Aria's resourcefulness and mettle, and drawn into the endlessly atmospheric and gritty England of the mid-nineteenth century, full of mythical creatures and dark magick. A standout start to a trilogy that left me eager for the next instalment
A dark academia set in a historically reimagined Oxford. With a spirited young woman who doesn't follow the rules as the main character, who is an outsider, endlessly curious, and gets drawn into a complex investigation of a multifaceted conspiracy. Of course, I loved it!
Explore an Oxford brimming with magic in Jamie Cass's intricate and many-layered debutStarfall, where humans and fae and all manners of fantastical creatures collide within a fascinating alternative history of the Napoleonic Wars. Readers eager for a new twist on classic fantasies such as Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will enjoy the heart-pounding beginning of Aria's story as she discovers elemental magic, her own fortitude, and Oxford's dark underbelly.
A fine achievement of the imagination and storytelling
Effortlessly blending the historical and the fantastical, Starfall is an immersive dream of a read. I was completely swept away by Aria's resourcefulness and mettle, and drawn into the endlessly atmospheric and gritty England of the mid-nineteenth century, full of mythical creatures and dark magick. A standout start to a trilogy that left me eager for the next instalment
A dark academia set in a historically reimagined Oxford. With a spirited young woman who doesn't follow the rules as the main character, who is an outsider, endlessly curious, and gets drawn into a complex investigation of a multifaceted conspiracy. Of course, I loved it!
Explore an Oxford brimming with magic in Jamie Cass's intricate and many-layered debutStarfall, where humans and fae and all manners of fantastical creatures collide within a fascinating alternative history of the Napoleonic Wars. Readers eager for a new twist on classic fantasies such as Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell will enjoy the heart-pounding beginning of Aria's story as she discovers elemental magic, her own fortitude, and Oxford's dark underbelly.