Science Fantasy Romance – The Gate Chronicles
Cities of Smoke and Starlight, a science fantasy romance by Allie Earnest
Calling all millennial girlies whose love for enemies-to-lovers began with a scholar girl and a cocky bad boy! If you liked any of the following movies – Treasure Planet, The Mummy, and Anastasia – then I’ve got your next read! Cities of Smoke and Starlight is the first book in Allie Earnest’s science fantasy romance series, The Gate Chronicles, and I listened to the audiobook for free on her YouTube Channel! How awesome is that?!
First off, Allie had me at The Mummy, which is one of my all-time favorite movies. This book checked all the boxes for me. It has delicious slow burn, adventure, banter for days, heartache and more.
The world building is a fun mixture of futuristic with glimpses of the past from “first earth”, including odes to Shakespear and Homer. (It made me want to re-read the Odyssey.) Not to mention there’s a cocky pilot and a determined scholar, butting heads and giving longing glances throughout! Give me more, more, more, please! Books 1 and 2 of the series are complete, and book 3 is on the way!
So, if you want to learn more about the author jump to the about section below. Or, visit her website, where you can find links to all her books. You can also listen to the audiobooks for free on YouTube! I listened to the first book this way, and it was so well-done!
Check out my spoiler-free hook for Cities of Smoke and Starlight below
Cities of Smoke and Starlight is a slow-burn, no-spice science fantasy romance set in a futuristic Victorian era.
After a devastating loss, Hallie moves to the city where she can attend university and study the ancient texts from a long-lost magical culture. But luck isn’t on Hallie’s side when she loses her job at the bookstore, jeopardizing her enrollment at the university. In a turn of fate, Hallie is promised an impossible sum of money to go on a top-secret mission for the government – if she lives to tell the tale. Desperately wanting to keep her scholarship, she immediately agrees. As the scholar of the group, Hallie is tasked with communicating and forming an alliance with an ancient, lost race, hopefully preventing a looming war in the process.
Then there’s Kase, a cocky hover pilot running from his own personal demons. Facing charges from an accident that seriously injured another pilot, Kase agrees to a doomed mission to be exempted from his crimes. His family name only makes matters worse. And to Kase, living up to the expectations of his father and older brothers seems impossible.
He’s the best pilot for the job. She’s the top scholar who can translate the ancient texts of the civilization they seek. But they can’t stand one another! Being in such close proximity for a dangerous mission of potentially no return sounds disastrous….So, when disaster strikes and war looms, will Kase, Hallie, and their ragtag crew make it through to the other side?
Get Your Copy of Cities of Smoke and Starlight
Here are all the ways to buy Cities of Smoke and Starlight! You can find all purchasing options listed on the author’s website. And, I’ve included quick links below to buy on Amazon or directly from the author! If you want to listen to the audiobooks on YouTube, visit Allie’s Instagram @allie_earnest_writes.
About the Author
Alli drinks way too much coffee and is obsessed with burning redwood-scented candles, but growing up with two sisters, she’s always been a tad over-dramatic. It doesn’t help that she enjoys books with dragons, wizards, and laser swords.
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Education, Alli taught English Language Arts for five years and tried to convince thirteen-year-olds that Poe wasn’t nearly as crazy as he sounded.
At present, Alli writes science-fiction and fantasy novels from an office filled with books and other nerdy collectibles. She lives in the southern US with her husband, children, and two poodle mixes.
Alli is the author of The Gate Chronicles, a science fantasy series that features a world she likes to call steampunk Star Wars and a spice-free SLOWburn romance. Want to start reading? Click HERE. Check out her BOOKS page for more information, and sign up for her NEWSLETTER to be in the know on the latest updates.
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