SKYSHADE - THE LIGHTLARK SAGA 3
The pulse-pounding third novel in the 1 New York Times bestselling series The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and BookTok sensation Alex Aster
Love kills kingdoms
Back in Grim's castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future?and the fate of the world?now hinge on a heart split in two.
Past Isla, who fell in love with the ruler of Nightshade, fights to resist feelings she considers treasonous. The Isla of the present, who has seen the ruin her powers can cause, will do anything to save Lightlark and its king.
As the line between enemy and friend is tested, Isla is more desperate than ever to understand the oracle's final prophecy and change her heartrending fate. But a storm is coming. And with it, a long-buried evil greater than anything the realms have faced before.
With the clock ticking on her destiny and the survival of two warring kingdoms hinging on her own shattered heart, Isla Crown will either save the world?or destroy it.
Filled with secrets, deception, romance, and twists worthy of the darkest thrillers, The Lightlark Saga is a must-read for fans of legendary fantasy writers Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, and Leigh Bardugo.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 14 años.
ASTER ALEX
Alexandra Pierson, conocida como Alex Aster, nació el 4 de agosto de 1995 en Jacksonville, Florida, de padres Keith y Claudy Pierson. Se graduó en la Universidad de Pensilvania en 2017. Comenzó a escribir a los trece años e inspiró la serie Emblem Island en las historias para ir a dormir que le contaba su abuela colombiana, publicando Curse of the Night Witch en 2020 tras escribir seis libros antes de su primer contrato editorial. Su novela Lightlark 2022 se viralizó en la comunidad BookTok, logró vender más de 24.000 copias en su primera semana, se convirtió en un bestseller del New York Times y obtuvo un acuerdo para adaptación cinematográfica con Universal Pictures y Temple Hill, con Aster como productora ejecutiva. En 2023 fue incluida en la lista Forbes 30 Under 30 y en 2025 publicó su debut para adultos, Summer in the City, que ingresó directamente en las listas de bestsellers de Estados Unidos.
