<p><b>Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.<br><br><i>To Sleep in a Sea of Stars</i> is a masterful epic science fiction novel from the</b><b> <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of the<i> Inheritance Cycle</i>, Christopher Paolini.</b><br><br><b>'Action-packed SF adventure that zings along at hyperluminal speed' </b>&ndash;<b> Peter F. Hamilton</b><br><br>Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.<br>Now she&rsquo;s awakened a nightmare.<br><br>During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she&rsquo;s delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to <i>move</i>.<br><br>As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn&rsquo;t at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human.<br><br>While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity&rsquo;s greatest and final hope . . .<br><br><b>Praise for Christopher Paolini and his work: </b><br><br><b>'Christopher Paolini is a true rarity' </b>&ndash;<b> <i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>'An authentic work of great talent' </b>&ndash; <b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br><b>'A breathtaking and unheard of success' </b>&ndash;<b> <i>USA Today</i></b><br><br><b>'</b><b><i>C</i>hristopher Paolini makes literary magic' </b>&ndash;<b> <i>People</i></b></p>