{"product_id":"stellar-parallax-human-hope-in-grimdark-worlds-paperback","title":"Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. J. Van Belle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mother introduces her child to an orchard aboard a space station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a floating city, a boy risks everything to save his baby sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the police escort an aging Puerto Rican man off his front porch, he expects to be shot. Instead, he finds himself on the way to a floating island where he may find peace after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and 17 other stories explore the role of hope at the extremes of human experience. The writers have imagined a variety of dangerous futures, and they've also imagined connection and compassion guiding the people of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twisted underground passageways, in the desolation of space, and on barren landscapes where the fate of a few seeds could make or break the future, the protagonists of Stellar Parallax: Human Hope in Grimdark Worlds find glimmers of light in darkness. Together, these stories ask: when we can't count on our world to be rational or safe, where does that leave us? And what can we build when everything we once trusted falls apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing stories by Aaron Timothy, K.M. Veohongs, Em Harriett, Roberto Cofresí Hopgood, Susan L. Lin, Heather Zoppetti, Austen Lee, Lucy Zhang, Fendy S. Tulodo, Jason P. Burnham, Marie-Hélène Lebeault, Monique Cuillerier, Lancer Kind, Jon Negroni, Stuart Conover, H.V. Patterson, R F Daniels, Naomi Klouda, Joyce Frohn, Frank Baird Hughes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68357754814685,"sku":"9781952969508","price":26.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/VOeH9LV7u59781952969508.webp?v=1793368294","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/stellar-parallax-human-hope-in-grimdark-worlds-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}