As Many Souls as Stars - by Natasha Siegel (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

For fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, an inventive and romantic speculative novel about two women--a witch and an immortal demon--who make a Faustian bargain and are drawn into a cat-and-mouse chase across multiple lifetimes.

1592. Cybil Harding is a First Daughter. Cursed to bring disaster to those around her, she is trapped in a house with a mother paralyzed by grief and a father willing to sacrifice everything in pursuit of magic.

Miriam Richter is a creature of shadow. Forged by the dark arts many years ago, she is doomed to exist for eternity and destined to be alone--killing mortals and consuming their souls for sustenance. Everything changes when she meets Cybil, whose soul shines with a light so bright, she must claim it for herself. She offers a bargain: she will grant Cybil reincarnation in exchange for her soul.

Thus begins a dance across centuries as Miriam seeks Cybil in every lifetime to claim her prize. Cybil isn't inclined to play by the rules, but when it becomes clear that Miriam holds the key to breaking her family curse, Cybil finds that--for the first time in her many lives--she might have the upper hand. As they circle each other, drawn together inescapably as light and dark, the bond forged between them grows stronger. In their battle for dominance, only one of them can win--but perhaps they can't survive without each other.

Natasha Siegel has written an unexpected love story that feels both epic and deeply personal. Ambitious, gothic, and magical, As Many Souls as Stars is about the lengths we go to protect ourselves, our legacy, and those we love.

Review Quotes

"Dark longing waltzes hand-in-hand with historical elegance in this hypnotic gothic tale." -- S.T. Gibson, author of A Dowry of Blood

"With lyrical writing and a poet's touch, Siegel delivers an epic story of deep loneliness, tormented love, and one woman's quest to set herself free--no matter how many lives she must be born into." -- Sunyi Dean, bestselling author of The Book Eaters

"Lyrical, haunting, captivating...reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Filled with soul stealing lines, this is a book that will stay with you." -- Rachel Greenlaw, author of The Ordeals

"Siegel's prose is enrapturing as she spins a tale that crosses centuries. A dark and dreamy portrait of two star-crossed souls finding one another again and again through time. Delicious and heartbreaking in equal measure--I couldn't put it down." -- Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Principle of Moments

"I cannot believe this book exists. I want to wrap myself in velvet to read passages aloud beside a blazing hearth that's taller than I am. The prose thrums with best kind of heartbreak. . . . Betrayal and tragedy lurk around every corner, yet there are moments of breathtaking loveliness." -- New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice on Solomon's Crown

"A gorgeous romance about healing from trauma, making peace with grief and finding love where it doesn't seem possible. This glorious follow-up to her debut, Solomon's Crown, firmly establishes Siegel as a writer to watch." -- BookPage on The Phoenix Bride

"Absolutely captivating and wonderfully romantic . . . I didn't want to put this book down, even when it had ended." -- Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Solomon's Crown

"[A] star-crossed love affair . . . A heart-wrenching, romantic historical saga." -- Library Journal on Solomon's Crown