Praise for Yume Kitasei Saltcrop ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS OF THE YEAR: The Guardian , Goodreads, Book Riot, Reactor Mag, The Nerd Daily, Gizmodo, Bustle, and more; Starred by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal; A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection as an adult crossover title "Luminous, credible, and engrossing from beginning to end." --Kirkus, starred review "In many recent novels, humanity has created its own apocalypse, and Kitasei''s stands with the best of them. An unputdownable novel of family bonds and ordinary people fighting corporate greed, sure to appeal to fans of Carrie Vaughn''s Bannerless and Cory Doctorow''s Walkaway ." -- Library Journal , starred review The Stardust Grail An NPR, Esquire, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2024; a Lithub, Bookshop.org, The Messenger, and The Nerd Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2024; a SheReads nominee for Best Science Fiction; a Goodreads Choice and Libby Book Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction "A luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and how they might translate across alien worlds." --Kirkus, starred review "Kitasei''s outstanding sophomore outing clears the high bar she set in The Deep Sky , combining a high-stakes space adventure with exquisitely crafted worldbuilding and plausibly imagined interspecies communication." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Come to The Stardust Grail for Indiana Jones -style outer space heist adventure, stay for the sensitively drawn characters and thoughtful exploration of other forms of life far beyond our own." --Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of Chosen Ones "Kitasei writes an emotional roller coaster of a space quest, highlighting friendship, family, and the ostracism of those believed to be different.
The prose is as intimate as the universe is wide." --Library Journal The Deep Sky A Washington Post Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2023, a Kirkus Reviews Best Debut of 2023, a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Science Fiction, and a Tor.com Must-Read Sci-Fi Release of 2023 " The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller. The space geek in me loves the way the voyage feels like a completely plausible extension of our current billionaire-fueled space race." --Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards "Kitasei has put so much thought and heart into this fresh take on the generation ship, and on the dilemma between abandoning Earth and prolonging humanity." --Tor.com "Required reading.
" -- The Boston Globe "One of the best debuts of the year." -- Book Riot "Cerebral SF, tackling both humanity-wide problems and the smaller but ever-present conflicts closer to home." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) a SheReads nominee for Best Science Fiction; a Goodreads Choice and Libby Book Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction "A luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and how they might translate across alien worlds." --Kirkus, starred review "Kitasei''s outstanding sophomore outing clears the high bar she set in The Deep Sky , combining a high-stakes space adventure with exquisitely crafted worldbuilding and plausibly imagined interspecies communication." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Come to The Stardust Grail for Indiana Jones -style outer space heist adventure, stay for the sensitively drawn characters and thoughtful exploration of other forms of life far beyond our own." --Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of Chosen Ones "Kitasei writes an emotional roller coaster of a space quest, highlighting friendship, family, and the ostracism of those believed to be different. The prose is as intimate as the universe is wide." --Library Journal The Deep Sky A Washington Post Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2023, a Kirkus Reviews Best Debut of 2023, a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Science Fiction, and a Tor.
com Must-Read Sci-Fi Release of 2023 " The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller. The space geek in me loves the way the voyage feels like a completely plausible extension of our current billionaire-fueled space race." --Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards "Kitasei has put so much thought and heart into this fresh take on the generation ship, and on the dilemma between abandoning Earth and prolonging humanity." --Tor.com "Required reading." -- The Boston Globe "One of the best debuts of the year." -- Book Riot "Cerebral SF, tackling both humanity-wide problems and the smaller but ever-present conflicts closer to home.
" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) e prose is as intimate as the universe is wide." --Library Journal The Deep Sky A Washington Post Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2023, a Kirkus Reviews Best Debut of 2023, a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Science Fiction, and a Tor.com Must-Read Sci-Fi Release of 2023 " The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller. The space geek in me loves the way the voyage feels like a completely plausible extension of our current billionaire-fueled space race." --Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards "Kitasei has put so much thought and heart into this fresh take on the generation ship, and on the dilemma between abandoning Earth and prolonging humanity." --Tor.com "Required reading.
" -- The Boston Globe "One of the best debuts of the year." -- Book Riot "Cerebral SF, tackling both humanity-wide problems and the smaller but ever-present conflicts closer to home." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) both humanity-wide problems and the smaller but ever-present conflicts closer to home." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) a SheReads nominee for Best Science Fiction; a Goodreads Choice and Libby Book Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction "A luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and how they might translate across alien worlds." --Kirkus, starred review "Kitasei''s outstanding sophomore outing clears the high bar she set in The Deep Sky , combining a high-stakes space adventure with exquisitely crafted worldbuilding and plausibly imagined interspecies communication." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Come to The Stardust Grail for Indiana Jones -style outer space heist adventure, stay for the sensitively drawn characters and thoughtful exploration of other forms of life far beyond our own." --Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of Chosen Ones "Kitasei writes an emotional roller coaster of a space quest, highlighting friendship, family, and the ostracism of those believed to be different. The prose is as intimate as the universe is wide.
" --Library Journal The Deep Sky A Washington Post Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel of 2023, a Kirkus Reviews Best Debut of 2023, a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Science Fiction, and a Tor.com Must-Read Sci-Fi Release of 2023 " The Deep Sky is a beautiful tightly-wound mystery. It is both an intimate character portrait and a thriller. The space geek in me loves the way the voyage feels like a completely plausible extension of our current billionaire-fueled space race." --Mary Robinette Kowal, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards "Kitasei has put so much thought and heart into this fresh take on the generation ship, and on the dilemma between abandoning Earth and prolonging humanity." --Tor.com "Required reading." -- The Boston Globe "One of the best debuts of the year.
" -- Book Riot "Cerebral SF, tackling both humanity-wide problems and the smaller but ever-present conflicts closer to home." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) a SheReads nominee for Best Science Fiction; a Goodreads Choice and Libby Book Awards finalist for Best Science Fiction "A luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and how they might translate across alien worlds." --Kirkus, starred review "Kitasei''s outstanding sophomore outing clears the high bar she set in The Deep Sky , combining a high-stakes space adventure with exquisitely crafted worldbuilding and plausibly imagined interspecies communication." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Come to The Stardust Grail for Indiana Jones -style outer space heist adventure, stay for the sensitively drawn characters and thoughtful exploration of other forms of life far beyond our own." --Veronica Roth, New York Times bestselling author of Chosen Ones <.