<p><b>Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel</b><br><b><i><br>To Sleep in a Sea of Stars</i> is a masterful epic science fiction novel from the </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> and <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of the Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini.</b><br><br><b>Kira Navrez dreamed of life on new worlds</b><br> <b>Now shes awakened a nightmare</b> <br><br>During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first shes delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to <i>move</i>.<br><br>As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isnt at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.<br><br>While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation.

Now, Kira might be humanitys greatest and final hope . . .

<br><br><b>Praise for Christopher Paolini and his work: </b><br><br><b>Christopher Paolini is a true rarity </b><b> <i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>An authentic work of great talent </b> <b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br><b>A breathtaking and unheard of success </b><b> <i>USA Today</i></b><br><br><b></b><b><i>C</i>hristopher Paolini make[s] literary magic </b><b> <i>People</i></b></p>