![]() These species are wonderfully described, especially the mysterious and curious Jellies. It’s fascinating watching her relationship with this new part of herself develop, just as it’s thrilling to witness the interactions of Kira and her crew aboard the Wallfish with two alien species – the Jellies and the Nightmares. It’s an epic tale, full of tension, conflict, mystery and self-exploration as Kira learns to understand what it means to be a human when she is so intricately and intimately connected with another being. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a mighty volume – at about 900 pages – and it tells Kira’s story in her own words. The black dust surrounding the relic begins to move and it will have devastating consequences for Kira, for her crew and for the Galaxy. Unfortunately, when she discovers an alien relic on the uncolonised planet of Adrasteia, she does just that. Kira Navárez is a Xenobiologist – her job is to explore alien life on other worlds and she loves it but she dreams of making that once in a lifetime discovery that would change the way in which people look at the universe. Tor | 2020 (15 October) | 880p | Review copy and Bought copy | Buy the book | Listen to the book ![]() Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Hamilton Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a masterful epic science fiction novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini. 'Action-packed SF adventure that zings along at hyperluminal speed' - Peter F. Praise for Christopher Paolini and his work: 'Christopher Paolini is a true rarity' - Washington Post 'An authentic work of great talent' - New York Times Book Review 'A breathtaking and unheard of success' - USA Today 'C hristopher Paolini make literary magic' - People ![]()
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