Starside
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Starside

by Alex Aster

2026•Fantasy•512 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyromancemyth/fairytaleteenunsavouryimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringgame/competitionlove conquers alldeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals—the descendants of the gods, living in a power-rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps of that magic.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyRomanceMyth/fairytaleTeenGame/competitionLove conquers allDeep rivalry

Subjects

FantasyRomantasyRomanceEnemies To LoversFantasy RomanceMagicAdultSpicy

Details

Author
Alex Aster
Published
2026
Pages
512
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