Tales of Starcross

Name: Tales of Starcross
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ISBN: 9781787637580

Clare Reader Collins

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Bantam Press
09 May 2026

Fantasy; Myth & legend told as fiction; European history; Medieval history; Monsters & legendary beings

Once Upon a River meets The Leviathan by way of Stardust in this epic, spell-binding and bewitching debut that's brimming with folklore, adventure and romance.

Set against the backdrop of a magical land where unicorns graze, jabberwocks lurk in the rivers and mermaids swim in the ocean, a bard tells the captivating story of three unlikely heroes.

A young girl, orphaned by a plague deadlier that the Black Death, who carries a cure in her veins; a woman of the forest, who may be the only one able to name the plague and protect the realm; and a prince, second born but destined to be king.

Together, they are destined to save the kingdom. But first they have to find each other...

By: Clare Reader Collins
Imprint: Bantam Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781787637580
ISBN 10: 1787637581
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 09 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Clare Reader Collins lives in Devon with her family, and is fascinated by all things medieval. Tales of Starcross is her first novel and has been longlisted for the Cheshire Novel Prize and the Blue Pencil Prize and shortlisted for the Grindstone Literary International Novel Prize.