Starside

In "Starside," the first adult romantasy from bestselling author Alex Aster, listeners are transported to a realm divided by a brutal past where magic is fiercely contested. Every fifty years, challengers from across the realms enter a deadly competition for a chance to claim powerful magic, and Aris, a determined orphaned blacksmith’s apprentice, enters with a singular motive: revenge against the gods who destroyed her family. As she faces treacherous trials and forms uneasy alliances, including with a mysterious king's guard who betrayed her, Aris must navigate a perilous world fraught with ancient creatures and dark secrets. With her life—and vengeance—on the line, she risks everything to uncover the truth of her past and claim her destiny.