{"title": "Starside", "authors": [{"author": {"key": "/authors/OL8195289A"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}}], "key": "/works/OL45084051W", "type": {"key": "/type/work"}, "identifiers": {"librarything": ["34832745"]}, "description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals\u2014the descendants of the gods, living in a power-rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps of that magic.\r\n\r\nEvery fifty years, the gates between them open, and fifty challengers are allowed to journey across Starside on a deadly quest to access a pool of magic that can heal, grant wealth, or extend life. Everyone has their reasons for entering, but Aris has only vengeance. As a child, a goddess set fire to her village, killing her family. Aris isn\u2019t after the gods\u2019 magic\u2014she\u2019s going to kill them.\r\n\r\nFirst, she must survive the Culling, the king\u2019s deadly competition to choose his fifty challengers. An orphaned blacksmith\u2019s apprentice, Aris doesn\u2019t have the superior weapons of the heirs from the Great Houses. But the greatest swords\u2014ones that contain power\u2014are not inherited or bought, they are claimed, by both sides. And when Aris claims a great sword, it makes her not just a real competitor\u2014but a target.\r\n\r\nGetting past the gates is only the beginning. Starside is deadlier than it seems. If the ancient creatures, magic-wielding beasts, and bloodthirsty immortals weren\u2019t dangerous enough, a new peril has even immortals fearing what rises from the ground at night. With a blade most would kill to claim, Aris can\u2019t trust anyone. Especially not Harlan Raker, the merciless and mysterious king\u2019s guard who betrayed her years ago\u2014and who may now be the key to her survival.\r\n\r\nBut Aris is hiding a secret tied to her family\u2019s death. And when it\u2019s revealed, not even the gods will be able to stop what\u2019s coming\u2026"}, "subjects": ["Fantasy", "Romantasy", "Romance", "Enemies To Lovers", "Fantasy Romance", "Magic", "Adult", "Fiction", "Spicy"], "latest_revision": 2, "revision": 2, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2026-03-31T19:08:32.157818"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2026-05-03T17:41:24.461662"}}