{"product_id":"a-preponderance-of-starry-beings-stories-paperback-softback-9780810148680","title":"A Preponderance of Starry Beings; Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780810148680","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Preponderance of Starry Beings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSamantha Edmonds (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780810148680, Northwestern University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Edmonds masterfully combines the magic of space, science, mystery, wonder, and the weirdness of youth, all colliding into an incredible collection of stories. Evocative and ethereal, this book is anchored in the stars.\" - Amber Sparks, author of \u003ci\u003eAnd I Do Not Forgive You: Stories and Other Revenges\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Colliding the fabulist worlds of Calvino and Bender to create a literary tear in space\/time, Edmonds draws readers closer to an event horizon where genre, adolescence, parenthood, and identity swirl in a maelstrom of almost becoming. These stories vibrate emotion and possibility amidst the fabric of the cosmos and mark the arrival of an imaginative talent that should be watched. Daring, often tragic, and filled with star stuff.\" -  Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of \u003ci\u003eHow High We Go in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, \u003ci\u003eA Preponderance of Starry Beings \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled with \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e memorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents' plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Preponderance of Starry Beings\u003c\/i\u003e invites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Star Stuff \u003cbr\u003e The Adventures of Earthgirl and Starboy \u003cbr\u003e Love Spell for Sort-of Virgins \u003cbr\u003e Mama Says \u003cbr\u003e Futureborn \u003cbr\u003e The Night Island \u003cbr\u003e Milk \u003cbr\u003e Collide \u003cbr\u003e White Dwarf Star Seeks Red Giant for Binary Orbit \u003cbr\u003e Galaxy Defenders Forever \u003cbr\u003e The Man and the Moon \u003cbr\u003e Mother, May I Go to the Shower Show \u003cbr\u003e That Which Alights Must Also Burn\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Triquarterly","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555668128024,"sku":"9780810148680","price":17.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-preponderance-of-starry-beings-stories-paperback-softback-9780810148680","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}