The Last Starborn Seer

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Leilani Stellarion is cursed.

The last surviving member of an ancient bloodline, shes shunned for the volatile Starborn magic that grants her prophetic visions and is slowly corrupting her mind. Branded a pariah, Leilani bears the legacy of the Sistertouched, who unleashed the Sickening: a deadly curse thats dragged the four realms of Arcelia into war and ruin.

Heir to a tainted throne, Leilanis father brokers an arranged marriage with her childhood rival to wrest the line of succession away from her. And to make matters worse, her mothers health is failing by the day, and Leilani believes her magic is to blame.

When a prophecy reveals the existence of a relic that could end the Sickening, Leilani seizes her chance to escape the court and reclaim her fate. To recover the lost sceptre, she must survive the perilous journey to the Astral Mountain and perform an ancient blood rite one that demands unity between the feuding realms.

If shes to succeed, Leilani must forge an uneasy alliance with sworn enemies, outwit rebel forces, and hide her growing feelings for a rival envoy, all under the gaze of her watchful fianc. But something sinister hunts them through the mountains: a faceless spectre with a centuries-old grudge, determined to claim the lost sceptre for herself.

As darkness poisons her mind, Leilani must confront the truth of her magic before it consumes her, and everything she loves.

'A thrilling quest, masterfully woven with heart-stealing romance and rich, complex characters... A triumph of dazzling prose and intricate world building' - A. S. Webb, bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos

'Constantines gorgeous prose is an arrow straight to the heart. A dazzling debut!' - A. Y. Chao, bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal

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The Last Starborn Seer is a thrilling quest, masterfully woven with heart-stealing romance and rich, complex characters. A triumph of dazzling prose and intricate world building, this is a stunning debut -- A.S. Webb, Sunday Times bestselling author of DAUGHTER OF CHAOS
The Last Starborn Seer has it all: an epic quest, heart-wrenching romance, and an ending that had me screaming for more. Venetia Constantines gorgeous prose is an arrow straight to the heart. A dazzling debut! -- A. Y. Chao, Sunday Times bestselling author of SHANGHAI IMMORTAL

Author Bio

Venetia Constantine read English at Kings College, Cambridge and holds a PhD in Art History from the Courtauld Institute. She paused a cherished career in the art world to pursue her dreams of becoming an author, swapping galleries for an enchanted windmill, where she now writes full-time. Venetia lives in London with her husband and their three children.