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The actual star : a novel / Monica Byrne.

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Through the epic saga of three reincarnated souls, this book takes readers on a journey over thousands of years and six continents where it demonstrates the entanglements of tradition and progress, sister and stranger, love and hate.
"The Actual Star takes readers on a journey over two millennia and six continents —telling three powerful tales a thousand years apart, all of them converging in the same cave in the Belizean jungle. Braided together are the stories of a pair of teenage twins who ascend the throne ofa Maya kingdom; a young American woman on a trip of self-discovery in Belize; and two dangerous charismatics vying for the leadership of a new religion and racing toward a confrontation that will determine the fate of the few humans left on Earth after massive climate change. In each era, a reincarnated trinity of souls navigates the entanglements of tradition and progress, sister and stranger, and love and hate—until all of their age-old questions about the nature of existence converge deep underground, where only in complete darkness can they truly see. The Actual Star is a feast of ideas about where humanity came from, where we are now, and where we’re going—and how, in every age, the same forces that drive us apart also bind us together."-- Amazon

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063002890
  • ISBN: 0063002892
  • Physical Description: xi, 608 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Subject: Mayas > Fiction.
Twins > Fiction.
Young women > Fiction.
Reincarnation > Fiction.
Belize > Fiction.
Genre: Science fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library FICTION BYRNE 2021 (Text) 0001002381646 Fiction Available -

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