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2022 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee)
Fast-paced action, fun banter, and unforgettable characters (even a talking cat!) are at the center of this epic space opera that ‘packs a serious emotional wallop’ (Booklist).
What if instead of saving humanity, aliens decided to save the Earth?
Seventy-five years from today, the human race has been cast from a dying Earth to wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks—each shaped by its inhabitants into a diverse and fascinating new environment, with its own rules and eccentricities.
When her sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, Eryn insists on being part of the crew sent to look for her. What she discovers on Candidate-623 is both terrifying and deadly. When the threat follows her back to the fleet and people start dying, she is tasked with seeking out a legendary recluse who may just hold the key to humanity’s survival.
Stars and Bones is another unforgettable science fiction adventure from two-time BSFA Award winner Gareth L. Powell.
Genre: Science Fiction
What if instead of saving humanity, aliens decided to save the Earth?
Seventy-five years from today, the human race has been cast from a dying Earth to wander the stars in a vast fleet of arks—each shaped by its inhabitants into a diverse and fascinating new environment, with its own rules and eccentricities.
When her sister disappears while responding to a mysterious alien distress call, Eryn insists on being part of the crew sent to look for her. What she discovers on Candidate-623 is both terrifying and deadly. When the threat follows her back to the fleet and people start dying, she is tasked with seeking out a legendary recluse who may just hold the key to humanity’s survival.
Stars and Bones is another unforgettable science fiction adventure from two-time BSFA Award winner Gareth L. Powell.
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"A grand scale adventure packed with fun banter, snappy prose, and masterful science." - Essa Hansen
"An interstellar collision of massive ideas and startling originality." - Zack Jordan
"A gripping, fast-paced space opera that poses the unique question: what if instead of saving humanity, aliens decided to save the Earth?" - Stina Leicht
"An interstellar intelligence has a plan for Earth's future, but is humanity a part of it? Fast-paced and thoughtful, Stars and Bones leaves the reader well-fed with hearty helpings of mystery, suspense, adventure, and terror." - Marina J Lostetter
"Big ships, big ideas and big emotions. Thrilling space opera which is epic in scope, yet always rooted at the human level, as all the best sci-fi is." - Emma Newman
"A vividly imagined, propulsive read. Filled with a loveable cast of characters. Powell's writing creates a rich tapestry of their voices and inner lives. I think readers will be thrilled by this story." - Temi Oh
"Gareth Powell's Stars and Bones is shocking and beautiful - an electric, epic, and sometimes gruesome look at humanity facing its biggest challenge yet. Powell keeps the pressure on and doesn't let go. I enjoyed it immensely." - Karen Osborne
"Gareth Powell drops you into the action from the first page and then Just. Keeps. Going. This is a pro at the top of his game." - John Scalzi
"This is fast exhilarating space opera, imaginative and full of life." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
"Stars and Bones crafts a future that finds hope in dark places." - Valerie Valdes
"An interstellar collision of massive ideas and startling originality." - Zack Jordan
"A gripping, fast-paced space opera that poses the unique question: what if instead of saving humanity, aliens decided to save the Earth?" - Stina Leicht
"An interstellar intelligence has a plan for Earth's future, but is humanity a part of it? Fast-paced and thoughtful, Stars and Bones leaves the reader well-fed with hearty helpings of mystery, suspense, adventure, and terror." - Marina J Lostetter
"Big ships, big ideas and big emotions. Thrilling space opera which is epic in scope, yet always rooted at the human level, as all the best sci-fi is." - Emma Newman
"A vividly imagined, propulsive read. Filled with a loveable cast of characters. Powell's writing creates a rich tapestry of their voices and inner lives. I think readers will be thrilled by this story." - Temi Oh
"Gareth Powell's Stars and Bones is shocking and beautiful - an electric, epic, and sometimes gruesome look at humanity facing its biggest challenge yet. Powell keeps the pressure on and doesn't let go. I enjoyed it immensely." - Karen Osborne
"Gareth Powell drops you into the action from the first page and then Just. Keeps. Going. This is a pro at the top of his game." - John Scalzi
"This is fast exhilarating space opera, imaginative and full of life." - Adrian Tchaikovsky
"Stars and Bones crafts a future that finds hope in dark places." - Valerie Valdes
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