In a bid to break their curses, the six combatants do battle with one other, knowing that one of them must die so that the others may live. Lightlark centers on a once-in-a-century competition between the rulers of six realms, each of whom is afflicted with a wicked, fatal curse. Publishers saw this huge audience that already, just based on the premise, was so enamored with the concept.” “ after the video went viral on TikTok,” Aster tells Bustle, “ was at auction and I was offered six figures. At the time of this writing, the video has racked up 1.2 million views, 278,000 likes, and more than 7,000 comments - and it’s just scored Aster a six-figure book deal with Amulet Books. Now, Aster’s struck TikTok gold once again, this time with a March 13 teaser video for her YA novel, Lightlark. Within the space of a few months, the 25-year-old had two big wins: her debut song, “Divine,” went viral on TikTok, supplying the audio for more than 150,000 videos on the platform and she published her first book, a middle grade novel titled Curse of the Night Witch, which received a Kirkus Star and was chosen as one of Amazon’s best children’s books of 2020.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything.įilled 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.Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a banner year for Alex Aster. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial. Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling-a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with.

To destroy the curses, one ruler must die. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. The invitation is a summons-a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. #BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author Alex Aster delivers readers a masterfully written, utterly gripping YA fantasy novelĮvery 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.

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