The Stars Are Dying

By: Chloe C. Peñaranda

Narrated by: Corvin King, Jacci Prior

The Serpent & the Wings of Night meets Shadow and Bone in a seductive, star-crossed, dark romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the Greek myths of Astraea.

"The brightest star needs the darkest night."

Astraea is a prisoner of her own mind, the past sliding from her grasp like water. But she knows she must escape the tyrannical king who holds her captive and find her clouded memories once again. This quest leads her to the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood, claiming souls, and savaging after dark.

But even winning the Libertatum will not keep Astraea safe from vampires. She’s made a bargain with Nyte, the beautiful, deadly vampire who stalks her dreams and haunts her waking hours. He promises to keep her safe, but she knows she cannot trust him, cannot trust his lies, even as she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into his seductive embrace.

Caught between Nyte and her own mysteries, Astraea must decide if winning the Libertatem for her kingdom is worth her life, or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires.

A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.

corvin kings voice 🥰

I was all over the place trying to figure out Nyte, he wasnt what I thought, but his story line really grabbed me in. I loved all the characters & had my emotions everywhere. Im a die hard fan now. #Nytesgirl #starlight

An impeccable tale exquisitely narrated = an incredible experience you don’t want to miss!

Chloe crafted a brilliant story surrounding our protagonist, Astraea. A girl who has no memory before the last 5 years. Mysteries abound in this tale while Astraea is learning to break off chains, come into her own confidence, and to fight for freedom.

The Stars Are Dying is narrated by Corvin King & Jacci Prior, duet style. They did a phenomenal job! One of my favorite audio listens of 2025!

I immensely enjoyed this story and can’t wait to jump into book 2, The Night is Defying!

Great Duet Narration!

Corvin and Jacci did an amazing job with this duet narration! I really enjoyed the plot and there were some unexpected events at the end I didn't see coming! Can't wait to listen to the next book.

Not what I expected

The beginning was slow for me, I didn’t pick up the book as often until I got around chapter 20. But DAMN so worth it and the slow burn was delicious. Not a plot that I was expecting and loved it thoroughly. Can’t wait to listen and read book 2

Loved the story….

I think this is a book you have to listen to a few times. It was hard to keep track of the story line throughout, but I really did enjoy it.