SCI-FI FANTASY & HORROR WRITER, COFFEE ADDICT
Kristy Gardner is a SFF & horror writer who crafts complex, queer characters who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms.
COMING SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
The Darkest Stars
The Broken Stars series, book 2
The most terrifying monsters are the ones that lurk inside…
After discovering everything she’s ever known has been a lie, Calay understands humanity’s brutality firsthand. Now, depleted rations, unexplained aberrations, and an ecosystem in collapse have driven her to the brink of madness–even with Jacob by her side. When a mysterious woman sent from the stars promises to grant every desire she’s ever locked away in her shattered heart, she’s forced to make an impossible decision: remain on a dying Earth or journey to a planet two-billion lightyears away in an effort to save them all.
When she arrives on the shimmering, glass-city planet Téras, Calay desperately want to believe in a better future. The reality, however, is more horrifying than anything she could have imagined. As the universe descends into darkness, she finds herself trapped in the far reaches of deep space, face to face with dangerous forces, unyielding truths, and feral monsters that will force her to confront the darkest parts of herself, pushing her to the very limits of what it means to be human.
In this gripping queer sci-fi odyssey, Calay’s journey through love, betrayal, and self-discovery becomes a fight not only for her life, but the survival of Earth itself.
MORE BOOKS FOR YOUR TBR
Check out some more titles written by Kristy.
The Stars In Their Eyes
QUEER SCI-FI
Calay and Tess’s love has kept them alive four years after the aliens decimated Earth, but when Tess disappears, Calay is thrust into the darkness, haunted by horrors beyond her imagination. To survive and reunite with the love of her life, Calay must choose between the unthinkable: give up, or give ‘em hell.
The Daughter
YA HORROR (FREE!)
Anna moved to Boulder Colorado with her family to escape a dark secret–one they unknowingly packed with them. In this modern re-telling of the legend of Hungarian Blood Countess Elizabeth Báthory, Anna Báthory is about to discover not all family heirlooms are keepsakes. Some are downright evil.
Cooking with Cocktails
BOOZY COOKBOOK
Julia Child famously commented, “I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food . . . ” Join the celebration of the very best that life has to offer—good friends, good food, and great stories—with humor, delicious recipes, and mouth-watering photographs. Who ever said we can’t have our gin cake and eat it too?
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Books
As a bi woman who has wrangled questions of belonging, Kristy crafts queer characters who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms questioning what identity – and home – really mean.
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About Kristy
When Kristy’s not jet-setting words on her laptop, she’s chasing stars, mountain adventures, belly laughs, coffee, big dog cuddles, and planning her next trip to SE Asia. That is, until she can get to outer space.