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Nightbane

  • 2022 first published
  • 428 pages
  • 8 editions

Alex Aster's Nightbane (2022) is a dark fantasy and romantasy novel. Readers will find themes of Romantasy, enemies To Lovers and magic.

85 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 428 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Nightbane

**The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 *New York Times*, #1 *Wall Street Journal*, and internationally bestselling novel, *Lightlark*** Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers. Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned. As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart. *Alex Aster’s intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla’s memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.*
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Young adult fiction, thrillers & suspense, general
  • Young adult fiction, romance, general
  • Young adult fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Romantasy
  • Romance
  • Young Adult
  • Enemies To Lovers
  • Magic
  • Fantasy Romance
  • Young Adult Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Nightbane?

Nightbane was written by Alex Aster and first published in 2022.

What genre is Nightbane?

It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy and Romantasy.

How long is Nightbane?

The median edition has 428 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Nightbane?

Readers who like it often enjoy Immortal Consequences, The Ballad of Never After and Haunting Adeline.

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