There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world… and in that village, the Sun fell in love with her Starmaker. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches comes a whimsical and sweeping romantic fantasy.
THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER
by Rachel Griffin
Sourcebooks Fire, February 2026
(via Park, Fine & Brower)
Nestled deep in the snowy mountains of the Lost Range, the village of Reverie is a small miracle. Beyond the reach of the Sun, Reverie is dependent upon the magic of the mysterious Starmaker: every morning, he trudges across a vast glacier and pulls in sunlight over the peaks, providing the village with the light it needs to survive.
Aurora Finch grew up on tales of the Starmaker’s magic, never imagining she’d one day meet him. But on the morning of her wedding, a fateful encounter in the frostbitten woods changes everything. The Starmaker senses a powerful magic within her and demands she come study under his guidance. With her newfound abilities tied to the survival of the village, Aurora is swept away to his ice-covered castle and far from everything she’s ever known.
The Starmaker is as cold and distant as the mountain itself, leaving Aurora to explore his enchanted castle alone. Yet the more she discovers about the sorcerer, the stronger their attraction grows, pulling her closer to the secrets he refuses to share. But a deadly frost approaches and Aurora must uncover what the Starmaker is hiding before she is left in an endless winter that even the Sun cannot touch.
« A whimsical and wondrously clever fairytale with a brightly burning romance that will leave you breathless. The Sun and the Starmaker is a rare treasure of a story! » ― Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
« Utterly enchanting. Rachel Griffin’s latest is a spell spun from whimsy. Charming, romantic, and brimming with magic that lingers long after the last page, I didn’t want it to end! » ― Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna
« Using highly inventive and thematically rich worldbuilding, Griffin (Bring Me Your Midnight) weaves a stunning fairy tale about love, commitment, and grief, expertly intertwining relatable growing pains of young adulthood with mythological burdens of epic proportions for a star-crossed romance that feels both fresh and instantly classic. » ―Publishers Weekly STARRED review
« Unique and compelling... [An] imaginative fairy tale of magic and romance. » ― School Library Journal
Rachel Griffin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches, Wild is the Witch, and Bring Me Your Midnight. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering the Pacific Northwest, reading by the fire, or drinking copious amounts of coffee and tea. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband, dog, and growing collection of houseplants.
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