Across a Field of Starlight
Book description
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…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Across a Field of Starlight as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This graphic novel fits into one of my favorite categories, hopeful science fiction. It’s got fantastic world-building, gorgeous art, and very interesting things to say about power dynamics and perpetuating harmful cycles. It also has complex and interesting young trans characters as the two leads.
My favorite thing about it is how it defies the reader's expectations for a love story, and instead features two characters blossoming and growing through their friendship.
From Ashley's list on queer YA graphic novels that'll make you feel less alone.
A space opera with both cosmic sensibility and directly applicable lessons for 21st-century teens, this follows a group of rebels working against a galactic empire, and a pilot whose paramilitary upbringing jars with the pacifist anti-empire commune their long-distance pen pal resides in.
The ethics of terrorist acts against oppressive imperialism, the flaws and traumas of older trans mentors and varied elders with experiences that may or may not apply to new generations, the personhood and agency of artificial intelligence—all factor into this epic (but tight and readable) graphic novel that centers on friendship rather than romance.
From Hal's list on realest queer YA about living in community.
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