ABOUT THIS BOOK

Genre-bending stories of the cosmos and the worlds within our own skin

Blending fairy tale and science fiction with the otherworldliness of adolescence, A Preponderance of Starry Beings is a collection for anyone preoccupied with looking skyward. These stories probe the experience of coming of age on the outskirts of the universe, whether that be a small Midwestern town or a distant galaxy, and of weighing earthly obligations against the vast promises of space.

In a sleepy Ohio neighborhood, two girls seek refuge from their homophobic schoolmates in an antiques shop filled with Star Trek memorabilia. On a generation spaceship, children revolt against their parents’ plans to colonize a distant world. Deep in the Florida Everglades, seven sisters must protect their otherworldly mythology when two men arrive to fix the family automobile.

A Preponderance of Starry Beings invites us into a mundane and whimsical world of night islands, small towns, and faith lost and found, where a safe landing matters less than taking the leap.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

SAMANTHA EDMONDS is the author of the chapbooks The Space Poet and Pretty to Think So. Her work appears in the New York Times, Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, Mississippi Review, and The Rumpus, among others. She is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Berry College and lives in Rome, Georgia.

REVIEWS

“Edmonds masterfully combines the magic of space, science, mystery, wonder, and the weirdness of youth, all colliding into an incredible collection of stories. Evocative and ethereal, this book is anchored in the stars.” —Amber Sparks, author of And I Do Not Forgive You: Stories and Other Revenges

“Colliding the fabulist worlds of Calvino and Bender to create a literary tear in space/time, Edmonds draws readers closer to an event horizon where genre, adolescence, parenthood, and identity swirl in a maelstrom of almost becoming. These stories vibrate emotion and possibility amidst the fabric of the cosmos and mark the arrival of an imaginative talent that should be watched. Daring, often tragic, and filled with star stuff.” —Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of How High We Go in the Dark
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

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