The Stars Seem so Far Away
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The last shuttles to the space colonies are long gone. Wars, famine and plagues rage across the dying Earth. Fleeing the deadly sun, humans migrate farther and farther north. Follow the stories of five very different survivors as they cling to what is left of life in a future North.
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"Stunningly original."
(Interzone)
"Finely observed, beautifully written; Margret Helgadottir's stories have the chill brightness of new myth. She is a writer to watch."
(Adam Roberts)
"Margret Helgadottir's kinetic prose immerses the reader in a future woven from the threads of Nordic history, studded with jewels pillaged from our mythic past.'"
(Damien Walter, Columnist for The Guardian)
"I loved every minute of it."
(Thea James, The Book Smugglers)
"Imagine J.G. Ballard rewrote The Odyssey."
(Interzone)
"This is a great curl-up-in-a-ball read that will transport you into your own imagination."
(Mr.Ripley's Enchanted Books)
""The stripped-down language and huge landscapes link this short novel to the world of epic poetry and saga."
(E.P. Beaumont)
"The language is beautiful; it's obvious that Helgadottir isn't a native English speaker, but it's not through any flaws. Instead, it tints the stories with a lyrical edge, bringing out the otherworld aspect of the dying society that is trying to survive in a harsh new land."
(Kate Coe)
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