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THE ACTUAL STAR
David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas meets Octavia Butler's Earthseed series, as acclaimed author Monica Byrne (The Girl in the Road) spins a brilliant multigenerational saga spanning two thousand years, from the collapse of the ancient Maya to a far-future utopia on the brink of civil war.
The Actual Star takes readers on a journey over thousands of years and six continents collapsing three separate timelines into one mesmerizing cave in the jungles of Belize.
An epic saga of three reincarnated souls, this novel demonstrates the entanglements of tradition and progress, sister and stranger, love and hate. The book jumps forward and backward in time among a pair of twins who ruled a Maya kingdom, a young American on a trip of self-discovery, and two dangerous charismatics in a conflict that will determine the fate of the few humans left on Earth after massive climate change.
In each era, age-old questions about existence and belonging and identity converge deep underground. Because only in complete darkness can one truly see the stars.
MONICA BYRNE is a writer and playwright based in Durham, North Carolina. Her first novel, The Girl in the Road won the 2014 James Triptree Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender.
Praise for THE ACTUAL STAR:
**Named a most anticipated book by The Millions and Bustle**
Already drawing comparisons to Octavia Butler's Earthseed series and David Mitchell's CLOUD ATLAS, THE ACTUAL STAR is for those who love complexities and questions that transcend single lives. The Millions
THE GIRL IN THE ROAD author Monica Byrne returns to stores with this sweeping sci-fi epic, which offers a brilliant origin story for humanity. Bustle
THE ACTUAL STAR is a stone-cold masterpiece. New Scientist
It's transfixing to watch Monica Byrne become a major player in sci-fi with her debut novel: so sharp, so focused and so human. Beautifully drawn people in a future that feels so close you can touch it, blended with the lush language and concerns of myth. -Neil Gaiman, on The Girl in the Road
An epic saga of three reincarnated souls, this novel demonstrates the entanglements of tradition and progress, sister and stranger, love and hate. The book jumps forward and backward in time among a pair of twins who ruled a Maya kingdom, a young American on a trip of self-discovery, and two dangerous charismatics in a conflict that will determine the fate of the few humans left on Earth after massive climate change.
In each era, age-old questions about existence and belonging and identity converge deep underground. Because only in complete darkness can one truly see the stars.
MONICA BYRNE is a writer and playwright based in Durham, North Carolina. Her first novel, The Girl in the Road won the 2014 James Triptree Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender.
Praise for THE ACTUAL STAR:
**Named a most anticipated book by The Millions and Bustle**
Already drawing comparisons to Octavia Butler's Earthseed series and David Mitchell's CLOUD ATLAS, THE ACTUAL STAR is for those who love complexities and questions that transcend single lives. The Millions
THE GIRL IN THE ROAD author Monica Byrne returns to stores with this sweeping sci-fi epic, which offers a brilliant origin story for humanity. Bustle
THE ACTUAL STAR is a stone-cold masterpiece. New Scientist
It's transfixing to watch Monica Byrne become a major player in sci-fi with her debut novel: so sharp, so focused and so human. Beautifully drawn people in a future that feels so close you can touch it, blended with the lush language and concerns of myth. -Neil Gaiman, on The Girl in the Road
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Published 2021-09-01 by Harper Voyager |