Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Published:27th Oct '26
Should be back in stock very soon
The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying-in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author T. Kingfisher.
You're too pretty to die.
Astarion Ancunin was supposed to be a magistrate, not a vampire spawn. He was supposed to serve the law, not the vicious vampire lord Cazador Szarr. And he was supposed to drink fine wine, not rat blood. Alas-the city of Baldur's Gate cares little for what's supposed to happen.
Though he has been powerless to resist his master's bidding, haunting the nighttime streets to fetch warm blood, Astarion has never surrendered his hope. One day, this nightmare must end. He just has to find out how.
When the vampire lord announces a twisted competition for his favor, an opportunity presents itself in the form of a rare prize . . . and an unlikely alliance. The blood of a dead god is buried deep beneath Baldur's Gate, and, to get it, Astarion will need the help of a handsome Aasimar paladin named Hahn den Suriel.
There are just a few problems. Astarion is not supposed to trust his fellow spawn. He's not supposed to go out into the city for his own ends rather than the vampire lord's. And he's certainly not supposed to strike a deal with a stranger whose golden eyes can snare even a blackened, undead heart.
But the city of Baldur's Gate cares little for what's supposed to happen.
PRAISE FOR THORNHEDGE:
I opened, I devoured. Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth.
-- Naomi Novik, New York Times-bestselling author of A Deadly Education
Toadling will break your heart and mend it at the same time, and that is how you know that Thornhedge is a story by T. Kingfisher. I loved this book so much.
-- Travis Baldree, New York Times-bestselling author of Legends & Lattes
Immensely charming, unexpected, full of heart, I was utterly delighted by this incredibly original retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
-- Katherine Arden, bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale
Kingfisher never fails to dazzle.
-- Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
Haunting and unusual a unique retelling of a classic tale.
-Tamora Pierce, New York Times-bestselling author of the Tortall series
The way Thornhedge turns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight.
-- Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor
At every turn, Kingfisher subverts familiar fairytale tropes into a fresh, complex, and extremely human story about loneliness, and the protective barriers we put around ourselves.
-- Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
Kingfisher weaves elements of fairy tale, folklore, and history in this beautifully crafted story of loss, endurance, terror, and kindness. Thornhedge is sheer magic from beginning to end.
-Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn & Grim and Warrior Bards series
A masterclass in the art of retelling a story you thought you knew.
-- The Fantasy Hive
This marvelously fractured fairy tale takes a well-known and well-loved story and turns it completely around. . . . Highly recommended for anyone who loves to see fables fractured into new and different shapes, similar to Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered.
-- Library Journal, STARRED review
Kingfisher's trademark wit and compassion transforms Sleeping Beauty into a moving meditation on guilt, grief, and duty, as well as a surprisingly sweet romance between outsiders. There are no false notes here.
-- Publishers Weekly STARRED review
ISBN: 9781835419588
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 55mm
Weight: 255g
304 pages