Starfall Book 2 (Starfall: A Tale in Two Eras, #2)
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"A testament to imaginative storytelling, offering a refreshing blend of genres that will likely captivate a wide range of readers." --Literary Titan
Xenia and her AI companion Alt settle into life in Harmonie as she attempts to recover from her journey through the wilds, only to discover that a strange mystery lurks beneath the charming town's utopian exterior. That mystery is guarded by a wily, visionary leader and an infamously scandal-prone artist, who befriend and shock the usually level-headed Xenia. Xenia's ongoing exploration is mirrored by the journey of a 19th-century former resident of the town, reformer Camilla Wright, who is setting off with her famous author sister to establish a utopian community of their own, in hopes of ending slavery.
Both women's worlds are turned upside down by love and desire, and both will have to reckon with what they have seen and felt in the woods outside of Harmonie and all its heart-wrenching twists and turns.
"Starfall is a great escape from our world, with familiar and intriguing threads that will pull you in and have you always wondering what will happen next." --Independent Book Review
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For T. Newyear, the past and the future are two pages in the same book. Combining extensive research and emotional clarity, she writes historical fantasies and scientific romances (as H.G. Wells put it) that explore our complex human and technological relationships, our connections to what's greater than us, and our understanding of the past. By playing with historical movements and events, tech and its impact, and good ol' human foibles, she crafts long-form stories that envelope readers in another world or era?and help them feel through our current dilemmas.
A native of the Midwestern US, Newyear grew up in small towns and fading cities, inspired by nature and culture, tradition and radicalism in equal measure. She lived extensively in Russia, traveled alone across Siberia and Mongolia, and learned how the other side of the world related to her home turf. With a doctorate in history and area studies, she has a profound interest in exploring the details and lived experiences of the past, and imagining how those lost moments speak to our collective future.
