To Sleep in a Sea of Stars: Epic space opera from the author of Eragon (Fractalverse, 1)

She dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she has awakened a nightmare. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a masterful, epic science fiction novel from Christopher Paolini, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel During a routine survey of an uncolonized planet, Kira Navárez finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move . First contact isn't at all what Kira imagined, bringing new revelations and a transformation that will push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. But when Kira's discovery leads to war among the stars, she is launched into a galaxy-spanning mission, determined to end what she started. While she faces unimaginable peril, the world and its colonies is driven to the brink of annihilation. And Kira becomes humanity's greatest - and final - hope . . . Explore titles set in the Fractalverse: Fractal Noise To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Praise for To Sleep in a Sea of Stars : 'A powerful piece of SF, with intelligent writing and big ideas' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time 'Action-packed SF adventure that zings along at hyperluminal speed' - Peter F. Hamilton, author of Pandora's Star 'Space opera is back . . . First Contact has turned into First Combat' - The Washington Post