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The Stars Inside Us by Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-fi Book
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The Stars Inside Us

The Broken Stars, book 3

She’ll burn everything to save humanity.

The battle isn’t over. After barely escaping a brutal alien war, Calay returns to Earth and the one place she never wanted to return: the Resistance.

Forced to trust hidden motives and questionable loyalties, Calay intimately knows the only way they survive, is together. But as she dives deeper into enemy territory, she discovers what awaits her is more horrific than she ever imagined: a world in permanent winter, a new breed of mutant aliens, and a past that refuses to stay buried.

When things go horribly wrong, Calay discovers that she’s not just trapped with the enemy—she’s also growing closer to them, especially Briar, the gentle, tea-loving woman who makes Calay feel like home.

In these final dying days, stars collide and the darkness within ignites. The world’s future is in Calay’s hands and she must decide what’s more important: saving herself, or saving what makes us human.

Hopeful, heartbreaking, and thrilling, The Stars Inside Us is a gripping tale of survival, love, and sacrifice in a world on the edge of destruction.

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Content warnings: codependency, death of a loved one, explosions, fire, gore, hallucinations, homophobia/biphobia, intense emotions: anxiety grief depression, sexually suggestive scene, monsters, murder, profanity, violence.

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An incendiary end to the series, The Stars Inside Us takes readers deeper into the bowels of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by an alien invasion where the only way to survive is together. For fans of twisty dystopian queer fiction.
–Sarina Dahlan, Author of The Four Cities series

Heartbreaking, beautiful, terrifying, and hopeful. The journey is one of several twists, ups, and downs that kept me captivated from the first page. The world is so immersive that there were moments I forgot I was reading at all. The Stars Inside Us is the perfect finale to a riveting series.
– Madison Lawson, Author of The Registration and The Registration Rewritten

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  • Home
  • About
  • Books 🖤🌟🏳️‍🌈
    • The Stars In Their Eyes
    • The Darkest Stars
    • The Stars Inside Us
    • Cooking With Cocktails
    • Free Short Story: The Daughter
  • For Creatives
    • Quiet Creative Roadmap
    • Quiet Creative 30-Day Don’t F*cking Lose Yourself Challenge
    • 1:1 Creative Coaching Partnerships
    • Writer Affirmation Cards
  • Press
  • Contact
  • Newsletter