
Staerstone
H. K. Stubbs(Author)
IFWG Publishing Australia
Published on 15. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-1-923382-33-6 (ISBN)
Description
Shocked by the Plainspeople's invasion of the forest, and captured on a mountainside, highborn Zericha is rescued by dirtbag Andalu, beginning a star-crossed relationship that cuts deep across cliff and culture. Instant attraction between the two won't stop them going head to head in the race to climb Staerstone Mountain. Both are stoke-strong and desperate to take the Scepter of Peace-Zericha to protect her Wyld forest home, Andalu to claim more farmland for his starving Plainspeople. Climbing Staerstone Mountain will reveal the dark natures of those they trusted, lead them to face lies buried in the past, and ultimately force them to confront the truth in their own hearts. The climb will strip them of everything they have, and everyone they care for until, alone, they're forced to rely upon each other. Danger presses on their tail and from deep within the mountain. Unseen threats in the darkness and in the sky blaze closer. As the quest flips and forces them to delve into the mountain and ancient myth, will Zericha and Andalu follow their hearts or their duty? Can they find a way to hold onto their world and each other?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
556 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-923382-33-6 (9781923382336)
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Person
H.K. STUBBS is an Australian writer, climber, and creative producer. Staerstone, her debut novel, materialized from her obsessions with writing, reading and rock climbing. Helen's work features in Apex Magazine, Nightmare Fuel Magazine, Kaleid- otrope, Midnight Echo, and books published by GSFG, Black Beacon Books and IFWG Publishing (Nosferatu Unbound, Killer Creatures Down Under, Spawn I & II, A Vindication of Monsters, and more). She read Honours in Creative Writing at Griffith Universityand has run many writing community events and initiatives.