We Who Will Die

By: Stacia Stark

Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Troy Duran

Brought to you by Penguin.

The brand new epic romantasy series from the author of A Court This Cruel and Lovely, perfect for fans of Carissa Broadbent, Jasmine Mas, and Rebecca Yarros.

Narrated in duet style.

Life in the perilous Thorn district is a constant battle for Arvelle and her younger brothers.
Faced with an unthinkable choice, Arvelle makes a magically binding vow to do the impossible: kill the emperor, an ancient vampire created by the god Umbros.

But first, she must enter the Sundering—an arena where only the fastest, strongest, and deadliest survive long enough to be selected for the emperor’s elite guard.
As stakes rise and secrets emerge, she quickly draws the ire of the Primus, the powerful figure charged with protecting the emperor––while also finding herself depending on the enemy to hone her power ... The emporor's vampiric son.
To survive the arena and complete her mission, Arvelle must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that will change everything she thought she knew about herself—and the two vampires who are deeply entwined with her destiny…

Tropes/Themes:
1. Enemies-to-lovers
2. Forced proximity
3. Magic
4. Tournament

© Stacia Stark 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critic reviews

The start of the next great franchise . . . a bit of everything that makes the genre what it is. The perfect mix of what audiences are interested in right now

Great story and great duet narration

Without any doubt you can spend your credit on this story. It's great in every way. Great narration with great story

Don't understand the hype, DNF

I was forcing myself to listen to the book, because of all the hype, but found it very boring and unoriginal, very poor world building, FMC was annoying me, had high expectations but ended up with a huge disappointment.