Staerstone - Paperback

by H. K. Stubbs (Author)

Instant attraction between Zericha and Andalu 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.

Shocked by the Plains invading the forest, dirtbag Andalu rescues Zericha, beginning a star-crossed relationship that cuts deep across cliff and culture.

Climbing Staerstone Mountain will force them to face lies obscured in their pasts, reveal the dark natures of others, and what lies within their own hearts. It strips 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 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?

Author Biography

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, Kaleidotrope, 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, including Writers Activation and the national science fiction convention, Contact 2016.
When not writing or caring for her kids she's rock climbing and exploring the wilds of South East Queensland. Follow her adventures and climbs on TikTok @staerstone, Bluesky @hkstubbs.bsky.social, Instagram @helenstubbs, Twitter/X @superleni, and her blog helenstubbs.wordpress.com.