Three times a babe shall be born,

between star-crowned and iron-bound.

First, the sower of seeds, the soothsayer,

though lame, he must travel far.

Next shall be the king-breaker, the king-maker,

Though broken himself he shall be.

Last, the smallest and the greatest -

in him, the blood of wise and wild,

farseeing ones and starseeing ones.

Though he must be lost before he can find,

Though, before he sees, he must be blind,

If he can find and if he can see,

The true king of all he shall be.

Merry, Zed and Liliana - three children born between those of hearthkin blood and starkin blood - are on a perilous quest to the Palace of Zarissa. Amid the splendour and treachery of court, they watch and wait: planning the rescue of Princess Rosalina, held captive in the dazzling Tower of Stars.

And as their pasts and presents unfold, their destinies become clear.

The engrossing companion to The Starthorn Tree by one of Australia's best fantasy storytellers, Kate Forsyth.

Click here to see video clips of Kate discussing her writing for the Centre for Learning Innovation