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Across a Field of Starlight: (A Graphic Novel) Paperback – February 8, 2022

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An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another through time, distance, and war. An amazing story that explores the complexity of human nature and what brings us together.

When they were kids, Fassen’s fighter spaceship crash-landed on a planet that Lu’s survey force was exploring. It was a forbidden meeting between a kid from a war-focused resistance movement and a kid whose community and planet are dedicated to peace and secrecy.

Lu and Fassen are from different worlds and separate solar systems. But their friendship keeps them in each other’s orbit as they grow up. They stay in contact in secret as their communities are increasingly threatened by the omnipresent, ever-expanding empire.

As the empire begins a new attack against Fassen’s people--and discovers Lu’s in the process--the two of them have the chance to reunite at last. They finally are able to be together...but at what cost?

This beautifully illustrated graphic novel is an epic science fiction romance between two non-binary characters as they find one another through time, distance, and war.
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  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Random House Graphic
  4. Publication date
    February 8, 2022
  5. Grade level
    7 - 9
  6. Dimensions
    5.8 x 1.08 x 8.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0593124138
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0593124130
  9. Lexile measure
    HL430L
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"Warmhearted but challenging, full of love yet aromantic, Across a Field of Starlight is an ambitious queer take on what it means to be star-crossed." –BookPage

About the Author

Blue Delliquanti lives in Minneapolis with a woman, a dog, and a cat. Since 2012, Blue has drawn and serialized the Prism Award-winning science fiction comic O Human Star at ohumanstar.com. Blue is also the co-creator of the graphic novel Meal (with Soleil Ho), published through Iron Circus Comics, and The 'Stan (with David Axe and Kevin Knodell), published through Dead Reckoning. They love cooking, riding on trains, and reading exciting updates about robots and outer space. You can find them online at @bluedelliquanti.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Graphic (February 8, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593124138
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593124130
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL430L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 1.08 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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Blue Delliquanti lives in Minneapolis with a woman, a dog, and a cat. From 2012 to 2020, Blue drew and serialized the Prism Award-winning science fiction comic O Human Star at ohumanstar.com. Blue is also the creator of Across a Field of Starlight and the co-creator of the graphic novel Meal (with Soleil Ho). They love cooking, riding on trains, and reading exciting updates about robots and outer space. You can find them online at @bluedelliquanti.

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As children, Fassen and Lu had a chance encounter when Fassen’s ship crash-landed near Lu’s research site. Since then, they have secretly maintained contact through a cross-galactic messaging system Lu created. Technically, they should never have met, given that Fassen is a soldier in an intergalactic war, and Lu the child of a secret pacifist commune hiding from the conflict. Yet, their connection pushes past the factors that would keep them apart, and they are reunited against all odds. But, when Fassen enters Lu’s world, they’re bringing the war with them, no matter how they might like to leave it all behind.This graphic novel was absolutely packed with adventure and I loved it! Oftentimes, I’m left feeling like I need a little more from a graphic novel to feel like a fully completed story, but that absolutely was not the case for Across a Field of Starlight! There was incredible world building, character development, and narrative arcs all built into a gorgeously-illustrated framework. I adored the illustration style, with its conscientious use of color in different settings. I especially loved reading this book because of its almost casual centering of non-binary narratives in a science fiction landscape. Each of the characters was given space to be themselves while also dealing with high-stakes galactic drama, which was simply fantastic to read about! I’ll be recommending this book to my friends for years to come!My Recommendation-If you love queer adventure stories, you absolutely have to pick up a copy of Across a Field of Starlight! I would especially recommend this book to fans of the new She-Ra series!
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Hollie
5.0 out of 5 stars The cutest
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023
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Like I said, the cutest. My kid really enjoyed reading this book
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Janelle
4.0 out of 5 stars A good sci-fi with lgbtqia+ representation
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022
I don’t tend to read graphic novels, so this was out of my comfort zone from the start. It was a little hard for me to get into in the beginning, but by the end I was swallowed up by the story & rooting for the main characters. The colors were vibrant, the queer representation was overflowing and diverse, and the duality of worlds the MCs lived in all while in space is compelling. Here are a few of my favorite quotes and why:

“No one should ever be alone the way you were”

This was the catalyst in creating the friendship/relationship of Lu & Fassan. They have lived different lives and will continue to do so for most of the book.

“Have you flown anything before?” “No, I just…used my instincts”

Fassan is destined to be more than just a medic. They see being a soldier as the ultimate goal in life, but sometimes it's not all what it seems.

“We’ve earned whatever we take. We’ve earned the best food in the mess. Especially when the supplies run short and the lines run long.”

Captain Nide places soldiers above everyone else. Why are other jobs looked at as less? This is a running theme that Fassan is faced with and they will ultimately discover if they are willing to sacrifice to be this person.

“There’s only one loose end for us to tie up. Scoot those prisoners over to the wall..and shoot them out the air lock”

This goes hand-in-hand with the previous quote. Captain Nide is willing to kill civilians/unarmed innocent people because they are Blossom, essentially murdering them for the “greater good”

“I'm sorry you saw your friendship as a transaction. And im sorry thats how you thought people behaved”

Lu just wants to help their friend, and Fassan only knows that there is only give and take in the world, nothing is ever free. Will Fassan realize there is more in the world than earning your keep 24/7 and that others can look out for each other without expectation of compensation?

“If there was nobody in your way telling you what to do - to be safe, to be fed, to have a place to sleep at night - who would you be?”

To me, this is the whole book. Who are you, if you were to choose your path entirely? What do you stand for? Who do you want to be?
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Batya Levine
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of this book. The plot was a bit difficult to understand and to follow, but I enjoyed the diverse characters, as well as the colors and the illustrations. I felt that the illustrations really showcased the world that the characters live in.
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Moss
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022
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Good art, haven't finished reading yet but sooo cute!
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Cecelia
5.0 out of 5 stars Hopeful, beautiful sci-fi epic
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2022
I am always happy to read science fiction. That’s especially true in today’s modern sci-fi landscape, where more queer, diverse stories are available from major publishers all the time. One of the titles that I’ve had on my radar for a while is Blue Delliquanti’s young adult graphic novel Across a Field of Starlight. Reading for the graphic novel panel for the Cybils Awards gave me the nudge I needed to pick it up, and I fell in love with its innovative plot, excellent characters, and themes. It was one of my favorite books of the year!

Across a Field of Starlight is a sci-fi epic. The Ever-Blossoming Empire and the Fireback resistance are at war, and almost everyone is caught in the cross-hairs – including young Fassen, a resistance orphan, and Lu, part of a neutral party survey team who find them stranded planet-side in the aftermath. These two, in a moment born of stress, find a way to stay in touch despite diverging paths, and the rest is a story of resistance, of broadening perspectives, of unimaginable technology, and of finding ways to do the right thing, even when it is hard.

Fassen has grown up in the resistance, and knows no other world but one of duties, working for your food allotment, and dreaming of destroying the Empire at all costs. Lu, on the other hand, has a best friend who is an AI, pilots their own small research vessel, and lives in a secretive community that doesn’t welcome combatants on either side of the galactic war. They maintain a friendship based on storytelling and delayed communication but cannot share most of their lives with each other. When Fassen is faced with choices that stretch their understanding of right and wrong, Lu and the Field community show them another way of being – but there are deeper and more dangerous elements at play than culture clash. The future of the resistance, and the future of humanity, may be at stake.

I really appreciated the way that this story was one that echoed themes in other popular sci-fi franchises (the Star Wars films, for one), while making its own, hopeful way. Fassen’s place in the Fireback resistance is one that depends on healthy soldiers, and each soldier only has as much value as they bring to the war effort. Lu’s world is completely different – a commune based on mutual aid, sharing, and personal choice beyond subsistence. Author-illustrator Delliquanti asks the reader, through their characters, to consider a kinder, less capitalistic, and more peaceful future for humanity, and resists falling into the storytelling pitfalls of white saviorism and all resistance = good. Across a Field of Starlight is amazingly complex for a young adult graphic novel, and while it won’t appeal to all readers, I loved it.

I also appreciated the fact that Lu is Black and fat, and there’s no discussion of that at all – it’s just the way they are, and Fassen (and other characters’) genderqueer/trans identities are only brought up in the context of being able to afford meds, or what accommodations they must make to appear in a way that matches their identity, or why they might idolize certain other characters. The narrative doesn’t ask them to suffer, or give up their ideals, or even to fall in love, to be who they want to be. I found that added a refreshing, optimistic, and satisfying note to go along with some heavier, more serious notes in the story.

Delliquanti’s art is a major highlight of the book – it’s colorful, imaginative, makes great use of lighting, and totally sells the sci-fi elements of the plot with small details and costuming. A note in the book shares that Delliquanti plots & thumbnails on paper, and then completes the rest of their process digitally. The result is a polished, warm, and interesting take on science and space. There is no cold distance in Delliquanti’s art – it is amazingly cozy, with a rainbow palette. It doesn’t dwell much on the emptiness of space, but instead on the human lives that people it, and how they intend to survive (and thrive) together.

In all, Across a Field of Starlight is not to be missed – it’s beautiful, hopeful, and set in a galaxy that will feel welcome and unique all at once.

Recommended for: all young adult graphic novel enthusiasts, fans of LGBTQ+ fiction, and anyone who likes their sci-fi with a heavy dose of hope and cozy vibes, à la Becky Chambers’ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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Maria Beadnell
4.0 out of 5 stars Black Plus Size non-binary MC, POC Non-Binary MC, POC characters, non-binary romance
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
I had a little trouble following the story, but the characters were likable, and sci fi with plus sized is wonderful.

Very beautifully illustrated.
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DiviDc
3.0 out of 5 stars Found family,Bipoc Queer rep and a space narrative
Reviewed in India on June 29, 2022
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Okay so I really liked the bipoc non binary, trans and queer rep in this sci-fi graphic novel. As someone who hasn't read many Science fiction books - I think this one had a good blend of familiarity and unfamiliarity. Mainly, I really liked the characters and the theme of belonging and found family that flows throughout the novel. Personally though, I struggled with understanding the tech elements of it - in an overview I did get a sense but it was a bit hard to visualise and get the correct meaning of the placement and role of these elements
Other than that it was a fresh and unique read with a wonderful message.
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