Starbright
Sci-fi
Slow Gods by Claire North (Starbright November 2025 Exclusive)
$27.00
About the product
My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself.
Slow Gods is the galaxy-spanning tale of one man's impossible life charted against the fate of humanity amongst the stars—a powerfully imaginative space opera from multi-award-winning author Claire North.
In telling my story, there are certain things I should perhaps lie about. I should make myself a hero. Pretend I was not used by strangers and gods, did not leave people behind.
Here is one out there in deep space, in the pilot's chair, I died. And then, I was reborn. I became something not quite human, something that could speak to the infinite dark. And I vowed to become the scourge of the world that wronged me.
This is the story of the supernova event that burned planets and felled civilizations. This is also the story of the many lives I've lived since I died for the first time.
. . .Are you listening?
Our Starbright Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:
- An exclusive redesigned cover (art by Tim Barton; design by @perrycuffdesigns)
- Full colour art on the hardback (art by @dkaism, design by @perrycuffdesigns)
- Digitally printed edges (by @perrycuffdesigns)
- Illustrated endpapers (by @tonyfotiart); different front and back
- Bonus content
- Bound-in author letter
- Hand-signed by the author
- Standalone adult science fiction
- Queer relationships; Gender fluidity; Neurodiversity
If you like darker sci-fi full of conspiracy, we think you’ll enjoy this one!
Photos by @bookwormgram
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- ANAngela N.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars22 hours agoSlow Gods
Just diving into sci-fi and this was a unique story. And, I enjoyed it very much.
- OOllyVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars2 weeks agoGreat story
Had a lot of fun reading this and lovely special edition 🤭
- RRedMoonMadnessVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars3 weeks agoAwesome edition
Favourite parts are the dust jacket and end papers. I like the edges as well, they're a bit different from everything else Illumicrate has done recently.
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