To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Christopher Paolini

Sep 2020 · Fractalverse Book 1 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Jennifer Hale

About this audiobook

"Narrator Jennifer Hale's outstanding performance brings this story of alien invasion to life...Hale's range of differentiation is masterly as she animates all the quirky characters Kira meets. From the rough, snarky slang of ex-military woman to the half-mad musings of a human "ship mind," every unique voice enhances the listening experience." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

This program includes an afterword read by Christopher Paolini, as well as a bonus conversation between Christopher Paolini and Jennifer Hale.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Paolini.

**This program is read by Jennifer Hale, a Canadian American actress and singer who has appeared in hundreds of cartoon episodes and taken on roles in well over 185 video games, winning multiple awards. Her varied roles include Commander Shepard in Mass Effect, Rosalind Lutece in BioShock Infinite, Cinderella in both games and animation, Kronika in MK11, Naomi Hunter in the Metal Gear series, several roles in The Powerpuff Girls, Justice League, Avengers Assemble, the Emmy Award winning Lost In Oz, Jean Grey/Phoenix in both games and animated series and dozens more. This is her first audiobook.**

Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.

Now she's awakened a nightmare.

During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's 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 isn't 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 humanity's greatest and final hope . . .

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

Ratings and reviews

its well written and rich with lore which makes it all the more disappointing that i dont like it. why? ill tell you. ITS BORING!!! JESUS CHRIST IS THIS BOOK BORING! SO MUCH LORE, SO MUCH WORLD BUILDING AND THIS IS WHAT HE DOES WITH IT!! nothing really happens and when it does it is so god damn underwelming. its like eldest, but worse because at least i cared about the characters in eldest. the main character in this book? not so much.

One of the best sci fi books I've ever experienced, and Jennifer Hale is a GOAT narrator, can't recommend enough. Such an emotional story with mystery and constant battles of self, 11/10

This has been a stunning read of epic proportions. I would say that I have read the physical arc and listened to the audiobook in equal parts and loved both formats. With excellent narration, the audiobook brought superb narration, accents and depth to the characters. This was a complex and ever-changing plot but definitely manageable in terms of keeping up the story direction and science-y bits. Paolini never took the sci-fi above your head and there was always a coherence to the flow of the story and the ever-evolving Kira. Talking of Kira, she has been one of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever read, this really did feel like mulitiple instalments in one. I have lived through all the emotions with Kira – fear, joy, constant uncertainty, distaste, worry. It really is hard to do a book like this justice in the review stakes but all I’ll end on is, if you like or love sci-fi, it doesn’t get any better than this. I can only hope that one day we’ll get a movie(s).

About the author

Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana with his family. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of 19, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle—Eragon and it's three sequels—have sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is his first adult novel.