{"id":692,"date":"2026-07-27T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/07\/27\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-star-james-marsters-to-narrate-cassandra-clares-the-last-king-of-faerie-audiobook-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:15:35","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer-star-james-marsters-to-narrate-cassandra-clares-the-last-king-of-faerie-audiobook-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/07\/27\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-star-james-marsters-to-narrate-cassandra-clares-the-last-king-of-faerie-audiobook-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d Star James Marsters to Narrate Cassandra Clare\u2019s \u201cThe Last King of Faerie \u201dAudiobook (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The book is part of Clare\u2019s final \u2018Shadowhunter\u2019s trilogy <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pL5A4PL9X8llsk5dGJZlGprv3pQ=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Buffy-Star-James-Marsters-Audiobook-072726-DN--9f81e47d00c740d98452dd26f20aadc5.jpg\" alt=\"James Marsters and \u2018The Last King of Faerie\u2019Credit: Danielle Siess; Listening Library\" title=\"James Marsters and The Last King of Faerie Audiobook\" \/><figcaption><i>James Marsters and \u2018The Last King of Faerie\u2019<br \/>Credit: Danielle Siess; Listening Library<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> star James Marsters will narrate the audiobook for Cassandra Clare\u2019s <em>The Last King of Faerie<\/em>, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Out Nov. 3, the novel is part of Clare\u2019s final <em>Shadowhunters <\/em>trilogy<\/li>\n<li>Marsters has previously narrated Clare\u2019s <em>Dark Artifices<\/em> series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-sarah-michelle-gellar-james-marsters-red-carpet-reunion\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">James Marsters<\/a> is returning to the world of <em>Shadowhunters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-series-cast-now-11693829\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em><\/a> star, 63, will narrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FThe-Last-King-of-Faerie-Audiobook%2FB0GLFLYQ92&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow nocaes\">audiobook<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcassandraclare.com%2Fbooks%2Fthe-last-king-of-faerie%2F&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"noopener nofollow nocaes\"><em>The Last King of Faerie<\/em><\/a>, the first book in Cassandra Clare\u2019s final <em>Shadowhunters<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>Clare debuted her <em>Shadowhunter Chronicles<\/em> series in 2007 with the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=92005&amp;awinaffid=272513&amp;clickref=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication%7C&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fa%2F114093%2F9781481455923\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow noskim\"><em>City of Bones<\/em><\/a>. The YA fantasy franchise, about angel-human hybrids called the Nephilim, has encompassed multiple books, short story collections and graphic novels. It was also the basis for the Freeform show <em>Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/p0HKgYFE2zhG7pOI-0UENmHA52A=\/fit-in\/640x480\/Buffy-Star-James-Marsters-Audiobook-072726-DN2--0a83446b755847389d727fe916402085.jpg\" alt=\"The Last King of Faerie AudiobookCredit: Listening Library\" title=\"The Last King of Faerie Audiobook\" \/><figcaption><i>The Last King of Faerie Audiobook<br \/>Credit: Listening Library<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-King-Faerie-Shadowhunters-Wicked\/dp\/0593903471\/?tag=people-syndication-20&amp;ascsubtag=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"amazon\" data-source=\"affiliate\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow noskim\"><em>The Last King of Faerie<\/em><\/a>, part of Clare\u2019s <em>Wicked Powers<\/em> trilogy, centers on Drusilla Blackthorn, a fourth-year student at Shadowhunter Academy. After a night out results in her kidnapping, Dru winds up in the land of Faeries as a prisoner of Prince Ash Morgenstern, per the book\u2019s synopsis.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dru\u2019s brother, Ty, must team up with Kit Herondale when a sudden disappearance has drastic effects on the Shadowhunter world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\"><strong>PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marsters has narrated various audiobooks, including Jim Butcher\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FStorm-Front-Audiobook%2FB002V8KYMI&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow nocaes\"><em>Dresden Files<\/em><\/a> series and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FSlayers-A-Buffyverse-Story-Audiobook%2FB0CGJ1DNQ1&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow nocaes\"><em>Slayers<\/em><\/a>, an Audible Original story set in the <em>Buffy<\/em> universe. He also narrated books in Clare\u2019s <em>Dark Artifices<\/em> series, including <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FLord-of-Shadows-Audiobook%2FB06XWK8Q34&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow nocaes\"><em>Lord of Shadows<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=58287X1516331&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FQueen-of-Air-and-Darkness-Audiobook%2FB07KPJNJL1&amp;xcust=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow nocaes\"><em>Queen of Air and Darkness<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/w75yBoESlNwctXwc8fpF3BPxMDM=\/fit-in\/640x480\/Buffy-Star-James-Marsters-Audiobook-072726-DN1--34fce358a9dc47e2a3c630f0ddfda360.jpg\" alt=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star James MarstersCredit: Danielle Siess\" title=\"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star James Marsters\" \/><figcaption><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star James Marsters<br \/>Credit: Danielle Siess<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I come into the studio to do an audiobook, what I find is that it\u2019s very much like doing theater,\u201d Marsters says of the narration experience. \u201cIt\u2019s basically hanging words in the air to get an effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knopf Books for Young Readers, the publisher of <em>Faerie<\/em>, says the novel contains the \u201cnail-biting adventure, heart-pounding romance and trademark humor\u201d that Clare\u2019s readers have come to love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need your next page-turner? See which books our editors can\u2019t put down with <\/strong><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-who-read-newsletter-sign-up-form-12018667\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\"><strong>our People Who Read newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 plus get PEOPLE News.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=92005&amp;awinaffid=272513&amp;clickref=12027334%7C%7C%7C%7Csyndication%7C&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fa%2F114093%2F9780593903476\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow noskim\"><em>The Last King of Faerie<\/em><\/a> will be published on Nov. 3 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold. The audiobook edition will be released by Listening Library.<\/p>\n<p><em>We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The book is part of Clare\u2019s final \u2018Shadowhunter\u2019s trilogy James Marsters and \u2018The Last King of Faerie\u2019Credit: Danielle Siess; Listening Library NEED TO KNOW Buffy the Vampire Slayer star James Marsters will narrate the audiobook for Cassandra Clare\u2019s The Last King of Faerie, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal Out Nov. 3, the novel is part of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}