To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a masterful epic science fiction novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini.

Kira Navrez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now shes awakened a nightmare.

During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first shes delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.

As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isnt at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.

While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation.

Now, Kira might be humanitys greatest and final hope...

'Christopher Paolini is a true rarity' - Washington Post.

'An authentic work of great talent' - New York Times Book Review.

'A breathtaking and unheard of success' - USA Today.

'Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic - People.