Book Review: The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon
ARC provided by the publisher—DAW Books—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art illustrated by Kieran Yanner
The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Standalone
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy
Pages: 448 pages (Hardcover Edition)
Word Count: 157,000 words
Published: 28th July 2026 by DAW Books (US) and The Broken Binding Publishing (UK)
The Demon Star has great potential to become one of science fantasy readers’ favorite ambitious debuts of the year.
“Darkness is refuge. Chaos is clarity. Power is freedom.”