The Stars Will Guide Us Back
Rue Sparks
The special ability of a jellyfish may be one man's only hope to save his husband.
In a world where the gods have returned, their only folly was not expecting humanity to fight back.
When trauma disconnects someone's soul from their body, one person has the ability to reunite them.
A family gift of reading the spirits in flames has taken everything from her, but can it give her everything she needs?
In The Stars Will Guide Us Back, thirteen short stories encapsulating the elements of speculative fiction and magical realism travel the themes of mental health, loss, mortality, self-confidence, and finding hope through difficult circumstances. Explore the immersive worlds within, along with a range of peculiar, distinct, and queer characters.
Sometimes confidence comes from knowing we have no other choice, and the ones who rescue us come from the strangest places. Dark and light collide in this collection that highlights the liminal spaces of the human experience.
Praise for The Stars Will Guide Us Back:
"Rue Sparks uses their writing to do exactly what science fiction and fantasy is supposed to do -- hold up a mirror to our reality that startles us out of complacency and makes us see our world in new and profound ways. While only a few pages each, the stories in The Stars Will Guide Us Back are tender, terrifying, and at times heartbreaking. They will cling to you long after you finish reading."
- C. Vandyke, President and Editor-in-Chief of Skullgate Media, Author of Postcards From NeoTokyo
Duration - 3h 19m.
Author - Rue Sparks.
Narrator - Skye Alley.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Rue Sparks ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The special ability of a jellyfish may be one man's only hope to save his husband. In a world where the gods have returned, their only folly was not expecting humanity to fight back. When trauma disconnects someone's soul from their body, one person has the ability to reunite them. A family gift of reading the spirits in flames has taken everything from her, but can it give her everything she needs? In The Stars Will Guide Us Back, thirteen short stories encapsulating the elements of speculative fiction and magical realism travel the themes of mental health, loss, mortality, self-confidence, and finding hope through difficult circumstances. Explore the immersive worlds within, along with a range of peculiar, distinct, and queer characters. Sometimes confidence comes from knowing we have no other choice, and the ones who rescue us come from the strangest places. Dark and light collide in this collection that highlights the liminal spaces of the human experience. Praise for The Stars Will Guide Us Back: "Rue Sparks uses their writing to do exactly what science fiction and fantasy is supposed to do -- hold up a mirror to our reality that startles us out of complacency and makes us see our world in new and profound ways. While only a few pages each, the stories in The Stars Will Guide Us Back are tender, terrifying, and at times heartbreaking. They will cling to you long after you finish reading." - C. Vandyke, President and Editor-in-Chief of Skullgate Media, Author of Postcards From NeoTokyo Duration - 3h 19m. Author - Rue Sparks. Narrator - Skye Alley. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Rue Sparks ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:59
A New Color of Sunrise
Duration:00:04:01
Fear Not the Gods
Duration:00:03:03
Follow the Sun
Duration:00:04:35
The Wild
Duration:00:32:47
Watch As I Fly
Duration:00:22:45
Transdifferentiate
Duration:00:37:48
Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie
Duration:00:05:40
As for the Bees
Duration:00:03:18
Fire Starter
Duration:00:43:59
Firefly Soul
Duration:00:07:12
Weather the Storm
Duration:00:06:43
Ghost in the Machine
Duration:00:06:46
Reset
Duration:00:18:58
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:59