Starfall (the Oxford Book Of Magick Book 1)
By (author) Jamie Cass
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By (author) Jamie Cass
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An adult historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain - where the fae walk amongst battle-scarred veterans, the king is dying, and a red star grows ever closer. A young woman''s powers may decide the fate of all.
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A great debut. Rich and imaginative
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A fine achievement of the imagination and storytelling
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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
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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!
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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.
Biographical note:
Jamie Cass currently teaches history in a secondary school outside of Oxford. Before that, he worked as a bookseller in Waterstones, living out of the fantasy and science-fiction section. Growing up, he spent far too much of his time daydreaming about dragons when he should have been working. A self-professed nerd and lover of the outdoors, he can usually be found in a field reading books he has already read and picturing how A Song of Ice and Fire will end. He wrote Starfall because he got tired of the everyday and wanted to escape somewhere magical.
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An adult historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain - where the fae walk amongst battle-scarred veterans, the king is dying, and a red star grows ever closer. A young woman''s powers may decide the fate of all.
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''RICH AND IMAGINATIVE'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ
''AN IMMERSIVE DREAM OF A READ'' KALIE REID
''A FINE ACHIEVEMENT OF IMAGINATION AND STORYTELLING'' SIMON SCARROW
An electrifying dark academia fantasy set in an alternate Britain from an exciting new voice in fantasy.
Oxford, 1830.
London is a smouldering ruin.
Tension is rising between humans and fae.
And a red star burns overhead.
War has left Britain broken and bleeding. The Industrial Revolution has driven the fae courts into the light. Oxford, now the capital, is a city on the brink, haunted by whispers of apocalypse.
Aria came to study magick under the brilliant Professor Ashcroft. But her hunger for knowledge is dangerous, and her power even more so. When attacks erupt across the city, Aria and Ashcroft are pulled into a conspiracy that could shatter the fragile peace between human and fae, and unleash a dark magick which could bring the country to its knees.
Aria''s powers may be the kingdom''s last hope . . . or its ruin.
The first book in a dark, atmospheric trilogy perfect for fans of Babel, Blood Over Bright Haven and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Review quote:
A great debut. Rich and imaginative
Review quote:
A fine achievement of the imagination and storytelling
Review quote:
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
Review quote:
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!
Review quote:
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.
Biographical note:
Jamie Cass currently teaches history in a secondary school outside of Oxford. Before that, he worked as a bookseller in Waterstones, living out of the fantasy and science-fiction section. Growing up, he spent far too much of his time daydreaming about dragons when he should have been working. A self-professed nerd and lover of the outdoors, he can usually be found in a field reading books he has already read and picturing how A Song of Ice and Fire will end. He wrote Starfall because he got tired of the everyday and wanted to escape somewhere magical.
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1830. War has left Britain broken and bleeding. The smoke of the Industrial Revolution has driven the fae courts into the light. The King lies dead or dying; no one knows for sure. Oxford, now the capital, is a city on the brink, haunted by whispers of apocalypse - for a red star is falling, and the world may fall with it.
Aria Shaw is an outcast
