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The Lord of Stariel

By A. J. Lancaster
Series: Stariel Quartet
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The Lord of Stariel tells the story of Princess Gisele, who has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold. But it's been... Read More
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The Lord of Stariel is the delightful start to this romantic cozy fantasy series. Set on a grand magical estate, its future is threatened by secrets and ancient fae feuds.

The Lord of Stariel is dead. Long live the Lord of Stariel. Whoever that is.

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The Lord of Stariel tells the story of Princess Gisele, who has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold.

But it's been decades, and he still hasn't shown up.

The unfulfilled fairytale-debt, however, is refusing to lie quietly. When its chaotic magic reaches unbearable levels, Gisele takes matters into her own hands. Terrifying fae sorcerer or not, she'll hunt him down and force him to stop ruining her life.

But instead of an evil mastermind, she finds the scholarly, nameless lord of a magical house. He wants nothing to do with the angry knife-wielding spinster on his doorstep. Unfortunately, the fairytale-debt has other ideas.

Now magically bound to her lifelong nemesis, the only way to break the magic between them is to work together to find the nameless fae's lost name. Assuming they don't strangle each other first.

Series: Stariel Quartet

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    The Lord of Stariel
    The Lord of Stariel tells the story of Princess Gisele, who has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold. But it's been decades, and he still hasn't shown up. The unfulfilled fairytale-debt, however, is refusing to...
    By A. J. Lancaster
    Hardback
    $5500
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    Out 10 Nov 2026

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ISBN: 9781037409547

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

A. J. Lancaster grew up on a farm in rural Aotearoa New Zealand, and her first job was finding lost people in a corn maze. Since leaving the farm, A. J.’s activities have included a geography degree, environmental planning and editing maths exams. Now, she lives in the Manawatu and writes romantic, whimsical fantasy books while investigating how many plants you can fit in one house. Results so far suggest that the limit does not exist. In 2021, A. J. Lancaster received the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent, New Zealand’s preeminent awards for science fiction, fantasy and horror. She is best known for the Stariel novels, a series about a country estate that chooses its own ruler, beginning with The Lord of Stariel.

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