Beyond My Stars – Paperback

Jess Dvila is a cabinetmaker who believes names should be written whole, joints should be tested, and nothing worth keeping should be moved carelessly.

On crowded Terminus, one job brings him into the house of Gideon and Amara Vale. After loss turns Gideon’s restlessness into a decision, Jess is drawn into a plan to build a ship for a place no one has seen. Every berth, board, and promise must be counted; every person must decide what can be carried forward, what must remain, and who gets to choose.

As the community prepares for departure, a fair lottery can still break hearts, a mended chair can hold a history, and the cost of leaving proves larger than the distance between worlds.

Beyond My Stars is an intimate science-fiction novel about grief, belonging, fairness, and the difficult work of making room for one another.