Description
Beginning in the 16th century in Suffolk, As Many Souls as Stars opens with a Faustian deal struck between the daughter of an alchemist and a shadowy demon-figure, summoned unintentionally by a spell rooted in a father's arrogance. What follows is part star-crossed love story, part cat-and-mouse chase writ across generations and lifetimes. These two characters meet again and again through history becoming further entangled and forever changed.
Filled with legacies, curses and romance, this is a tale of magic and power dynamics - As Many Souls as Stars examines what we owe those we love, and what we as women inherit from those who came before us.
Natasha Siegel's fantasy debut is full of transporting historical detail, with thrilling twists and an abiding, thought-provoking romance that feels at once epic and deeply personal. An unforgettable read, As Many Souls as Stars examines what we owe to ourselves and to those we love.
'How hollow is the heart of a mortal... How starving the soul'
A sweeping romantic epic, full of the joys of fantasy and yet brilliantly genre-defying reimagining of the Faustus legend. Set across three time periods, it follows Harding, a girl born under inauspicious stars, who is stalked by a demon determined to take her soul as her own. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue, Life After Life and The Bear and the Nightingale.
Reviews
Siegel delivers a story that is at once sumptuous and seductive, searing and sinister, an homage to possession, rage, and mortal fears that will capture readers as assuredly as a deal with the devil -- Laura R. Samotin, author of THE SINS ON OUR BONES
Haunting, beautiful and rippling with tension, AMSAS is crafted with razor sharp precision that over spills into blood. I could not look away -- Rosie Talbot, author of SIXTEEN SOULS
With lyrical writing and a poet's touch, Siegel delivers an epic story of deep loneliness, tormented love, and one woman's quest to set herself free - no matter how many lives she must be reborn into -- Sunyi Dean
Book Information
ISBN 9781526684622
Author Natasha Siegel
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
