Fantasy-Faction contributor Lucy Hounsom’s debut novel, Starborn, attracted a huge amount of praise last year upon its release. Fans of coming-of-age stories by authors such as Trudi Canavan took to review sites and social media to rave about Lucy’s memorable characters, incredible worldbuilding and movie-like pace. That particular book is released in paperback tomorrow (January 28th), but just as exciting is the surprise reveal of the cover for Heartland, the sequel due out later this year. Check it out!
Just like the absolutely beautiful Starborn cover, we are told that Lucy’s Heartland will have shiny copper foil embedded to make sure it stands out on the shelves. I have to say that this fiery cover is going to look rather striking sat next to the previous cover that was a cool contrast of gold and blue.
She came to protect a people, but she needs to preserve a world
Kyndra has saved and damned the people of Mariar. Her star-born powers healed a land in turmoil, but destroyed an ancient magic – which once concealed them from invaders. Now Kyndra must head into enemy territory to secure peace.
She finds the Sartyan Empire, unstable but as warlike as ever. It’s plagued by dissident factions, yet its emperor still has the strength to crush her homeland. The Khronostians could help Kyndra, as assassins who dance through time, or they might be her undoing. And deep within the desert, Char Lesko struggles to control his own emerging powers. He’s been raised by a mercenary whose secrets could change everything – including the future and the past.
But when Kyndra and Char meet, will their goals align? Kyndra must harness the full glory of the stars and Char has to channel his rage, or two continents will be lost.
You will be able to get your hands on it this June!
And if you’ve not read it yet, you can order the Starborn Paperback here from Amazon:
Starborn (The Worldmaker Trilogy)
Julia Kitvaria Sarene