Description
Téa, a Latina soldier in training, is used to standing her ground in a world that seems hellbent on bringing her to her knees. Orphaned at age five and held captive on a military base for most of her life, she barely remembers a time before the government controlled her every move.
Now, fifteen years later, the Earth is dying, a resistance is forming, and the corrupt government is hoarding resources and information that could save the world. When Téa is forced to marry the son of a terrifying general, she stumbles across a dark secret that could finally dismantle her power-hungry father-in-law's regime and offer her a chance at freedom.
Humans are evolving in dangerous and powerful ways, and Téa may be the most powerful one of them all.
Meanwhile, Annabelle, another of Earth's many orphans, has lived a mostly charmed life. That is if you don't count the fact that she's technically a prisoner. Drifting among the stars on Space Station Luna-the top-secret government lifeboat built to save Earth's ruling class-Annabelle has everything she needs and the woman she loves by her side.
But when Téa ends up at the space station, she unravels a web of deceptions that send both women reeling and make one thing perfectly clear: the secrets that connect Téa and Annabelle may be powerful enough to turn the tides of war, save the planet, and set the people free.
Product Details
| Publisher | Howlite Publishing LLC |
| Publish Date | September 18, 2023 |
| Pages | 384 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781960824028 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches | 1.1 pounds |
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Reviews
"In a dystopian future where the government controls every aspect of citizens' lives, Téa must navigate a world where survival is a constant battle. When offered the chance at what feels like freedom but might cost her everything, she must decide what being free truly means. Where Divergent meets The Handmaid's Tale, this gripping speculative tale asks whether love, like life, can flourish under the direst and darkest circumstances. Marissa Lupe's Stars Like Acid asks trenchant questions about the choices we make for ourselves and the greater good."
-Jennifer Givhan, author of Trinity Sight and River Woman, River Demon
"A sweeping and mesmerizing debut from Marissa Lupe finds two powerful and compelling young women coming together and changing the course of history forever." -Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
"Stars Like Acid is a textured speculative landscape marked by a wholly visceral experience of body and geography, both desolate and abundant...At its heart, the novel exists as a queering of apocalypse, not only because of the prevalence of queer relationships but because of the novel's embrace of gray areas and liminal spaces. Lupe has gifted us complicated characters with rich inner lives. While connections between soul mates can be so deep as to be etched in DNA, they exist alongside fear, ambivalence, and profound loss. In the end, the fate of the world rests in relationships, without which humanity is lost." -Dmitra Gideon, poet & activist
"Stars Like Acid is a speculative post-apocalyptic novel that never lets you get too comfortable with the tropes. Every time I thought I saw 'the twist' coming, something else would happen to make the story that much more complex. Messages of inclusivity abound, even when 'utopian' societies are revealed to be rotten at their hearts." - K.C. Norton, author of Hide the Bones
"This tale of two women is part post-apocalyptic clifi, part superhero origin story, part political thriller--with soulmates, found family, and a ray of light in the dark. Ruthless and uplifting, defiantly hopeful as it breaks your heart." -Lilian Zenzi, author of Spark and Tether
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