Also by Sarah Diemer:
- Winged Things: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- Myth, Magic and Glitter: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- Artificial Hearts: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- Project Unicorn, Volume 1: 30 Young Adult Short Stories Featuring Lesbian Heroines
- Uncharted Sky: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- The Monstrous Sea: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- The Dark Woods: A Lesbian YA Short Story Collection
- Once Upon a Hallow's Eve: Another Halloween Fairy Tale
- Love Devours: Tales of Monstrous Adoration
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Published: Aug. 26, 2012
Words: 9,421 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476235684
Short description
Elaine is the star maker. She doesn't remember a time before she made the stars. Whether she's a goddess or cog in a machine, she can't be certain, but Elaine knows one soul-deep truth: she is lonely. So she leaves her corner of the universe to set out on a quest for meaning, unaware that her simple choice could save a world...and the woman she grows to love.Extended description
Elaine is the star maker. She doesn't remember a time before she made the stars. Whether she's a goddess or cog in a machine, she can't be certain, but Elaine knows one soul-deep truth: she is lonely. So she leaves her corner of the universe to set out on a quest for meaning, unaware that her simple choice could save a world...and the woman she grows to love."The Forever Star" is a strange, fantastical story about love and sacrifice. "The Forever Star" is part of LOVE DEVOURS: TALES OF MONSTROUS ADORATION, Sarah Diemer's first anthology, a collection of queer dark fantasy and science fiction stories.
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lgbt, queer, fantasy, lesbian, speculative fiction, science fiction, goddess, spec fic, lgbtqAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
girafferiffic
on Sep. 18, 2012 :
"The Forever Star" takes place in the distant future, when the sun is dying and solar flares threaten to destroy what life remains on Earth. All hope seems lost when, suddenly, Elaine appears. Elaine has lived with her sisters on a distant world since time immemorial, and she is responsible for creating the stars. However, she has grown despondent because her creations keep dying, wiping out whole civilizations with them. She comes to Earth in the hopes of finding her purpose in life, and along the way she learns about humanity, friendship, and love. Everything about this book nailed it for me--I love science fiction with the emphasis on the science, so all the bits about stars and their lives and the technology on Earth as they tried to fight the solar flares of the dying sun, and even little stuff like the technology in Maggie's apartment... I'm sorry, am I geeking out? Anyway, I loved the premise, I loved the setup, I loved Elaine and seeing her grow, and I loved the resolution. My eyes may have been stinging at the end. Just a little.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)