The Dark Between the Stars (The Saga of Shadows Book 1)

The Dark Between the Stars (The Saga of Shadows Book 1)

by Kevin J. Anderson

4.3 (1,011)

4.3 stars from 1,011 reviews. Top 90% of Science Fiction books we track.

Published by Simon & Schuster, LimitedPublished 2014-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You want sprawling space opera with multiple alien species, complex cultures, and genuine cosmic stakes.
  • You enjoy hard science-fiction worldbuilding where gas-giant mining and telepathic communication feel plausible.
  • You're drawn to ensemble casts juggling political intrigue across planets whilst facing an existential threat.

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  • You prefer intimate character studies. This book prioritises vast galactic scope over deep personal relationships.
  • You need fast pacing. Anderson's style weaves many plotlines together, which requires patience.
  • You want standalone novels. This is book one of a trilogy, and the ending leaves major threads unresolved.

About this book

The Dark Between the Stars returns to the Seven Suns universe, opening a space opera trilogy centered on a terrifying celestial discovery that threatens humanity and the Ildirans. Two decades after the Hydrogue War, the Roamers—independent clans—operate giant floating skymines in gas-giant planets to harvest stardrive fuel. On Theroc, capital of the Confederation, humans inhabit a gigantic worldforest whose interconnected trees form a single mind, accessed by telepathic green priests for interstellar communication. The Ildiran Empire, once rulers of the Spiral Arm, now struggles with human politics and ambitions. When a large expeditionary ship ventures beyond the known edge of the Spiral Arm, its crew discovers a mysterious dark nebula—an opaque black cloud impenetrable to starlight. The explorers are horrified to find the nebula expanding exponentially. The races of the Spiral Arm face an ancient evil whose existence was long forgotten, one that threatens all life, all planets, and the fabric of the universe itself.

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