A Dark and Hollow Star, Ashley Shuttleworth
A Dark and Hollow Star, Ashley Shuttleworth
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A Dark and Hollow Star

Author: Ashley Shuttleworth

Narrator: Vikas Adam, Neo Cihi, Natalie Naudus, Imani Jade Powers

Unabridged: 19 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2021


Synopsis

“Beautifully written and deliciously complex…I couldn’t get enough.” —Nicki Pau Preto, author of the Crown of Feathers series

The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling urban fantasy set in the magical underworld of Toronto that follows a queer cast of characters racing to stop a serial killer whose crimes could expose the hidden world of faeries to humans.

Choose your player.

The “ironborn” half-fae outcast of her royal fae family.
A tempestuous Fury, exiled to earth from the Immortal Realm and hellbent on revenge.
A dutiful fae prince, determined to earn his place on the throne.
The prince’s brooding guardian, burdened with a terrible secret.

For centuries, the Eight Courts of Folk have lived among us, concealed by magic and bound by law to do no harm to humans. This arrangement has long kept peace in the Courts—until a series of gruesome and ritualistic murders rocks the city of Toronto and threatens to expose faeries to the human world.

Four queer teens, each who hold a key piece of the truth behind these murders, must form a tenuous alliance in their effort to track down the mysterious killer behind these crimes. If they fail, they risk the destruction of the faerie and human worlds alike. If that’s not bad enough, there’s a war brewing between the Mortal and Immortal Realms, and one of these teens is destined to tip the scales. The only question is: which way?

Wish them luck. They’re going to need it.

About Ashley Shuttleworth

Ashley Shuttleworth is a young adult fantasy author with a degree in English literature and a slight obsession with The Legend of ZeldaKingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy. They currently live in Ontario, Canada, with their cat named Zack and a growing collection of cosplay swords. You can find them online at AshleyShuttleworth.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lia on February 11, 2023

edit: looking back this is more of a 3 star for me! _____________________ Oh my god THIS WAS AMAZING. Arlo, Nos, Vehan, Aurelian . . . I'm so ducking in love with them it's not even funny🥺😭 Now the real question is: When's 2022? also plz kill a certain individual who starts with an 'R' Because I really,......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on September 15, 2020

edit 06/20: I'm very excited for the world to meet Arlo, Nos, Vehan, and Aurelian, my chaotic children who've come to mean so much to me, just like this story, which is very long and very busy (thank you final Fantasy) and at times was very painful to write, but I’m fiercely proud of what it levelle......more

Goodreads review by J (Midnight Book Blog) on February 14, 2023

If I haven’t convinced you to go out and buy 10 copies of this book by the end of my review, I haven’t done it justice. Plot: Ok, let’s be honest, there are TONS of book about the Faerie being written as of late, but I promise none can compare to this one. There is a perfect mix of Fae/modern world,......more

Goodreads review by theresa on September 24, 2021

This book is the start of something special. I knew this from the very first page and the feeling never once faded across 500 pages of action, banter, magic and pining. Following four queer teens caught up in a series of brutal, ritualistic murders and forced to work together to solve them, A Dark a......more

Goodreads review by katie ❀ on April 04, 2021

feb 23, 2021 - happy book birthday to this book!!! now, for my late review. I don't particularly love fae. After the experiences I've had with reading about them in the past, I wasn't sure I wanted to pick up a book with fae again in the distant future. But then I heard about this one. Which sounded......more