{"product_id":"the-demon-star-isbn-9780756420536","title":"The Demon Star","description":"\u003cb\u003eGods rule this planet. Demons stalk its canyons while Kings beg for mercy. Can three mere humans rewrite its destiny?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe otherworldly religious conflict of \u003ci\u003eDune, \u003c\/i\u003ethe cosmic strangeness of \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth, \u003c\/i\u003eand the heart-pounding action of \u003ci\u003eRed Rising \u003c\/i\u003econverge in this horror-tinged epic science fantasy debut\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYsira Naktis was a human sacrifice, marked for death. Unlike the thousands ‘harvested’ each year, though, she did the unthinkable. She survived—and what she brought back with her could change the fate of worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ysira’s estranged son is chosen to become the vessel of a god-killing demon, she is faced with a choice: allow him to harness cosmic power at an unspeakable cost, or doom millions to save him. She finds an unlikely ally in Brother Jacen Kheris, once a gifted exorcist, now a guilt-ridden addict, desperate for purpose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a demon-haunted canyon to a starbound satellite, they must battle their way through cultists, aliens, and the gods themselves. The truths they unearth are deeper and more sinister than anything they could have imagined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this cinematic thrill ride, Jesse Aragon plunges us into a world as intricate and inventive as it is brutal.\"Both epic and intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe Demon Star\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing examination of faith and tyranny that grips readers by the throat and drags them on a devastating journey to the stars and back. Readers who crave richly painted world building and morally complex characters will be obsessed with this sweeping science fantasy that burrows under the skin and lingers.\"—M. Stevenson, author of \u003ci\u003eBehooved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was possessed by Aragon’s ambitious debut! \u003ci\u003eThe Demon Star \u003c\/i\u003eis an exploration of family bonds, faith, and sacrifice on an astronomical scale, driven by a human heart. If you are a fan of body horror, messy, relatable, and painfully mortal characters, and worldbuilding that is both intricate and grandiose in scale, this one is for you. \u003ci\u003eThe Demon Star \u003c\/i\u003esets off to answer the question “what is a god?” and it damn well delivers on its promise.\" —A.D. Sui, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dragonfly Gambit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \"Aragon’s science-fantasy epic infected me with wonder and creeping dread. \u003ci\u003eThe Demon Star\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to how desperation turns the power-starved into monsters, and in a brutal world oppressed by alien gods, I would bow at Ysira and Jacen’s feet.\" —Sara Omer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gryphon King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Jesse Aragon’s thrilling and ambitious debut kicks down the door between genres, summoning an existential dread that skitters and crawls through the pages. \u003ci\u003eThe Demon Star \u003c\/i\u003eis a horror-infused science fantasy with epic stakes, astonishing worldbuilding, a biting examination of religious trauma, and deeply incisive character work that flays open the story’s emotional core.” —Ren Hutchings, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fortunate Stars \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Aragon\u003c\/b\u003e is an SFF writer based in St Louis. She grew up overseas, and “home” for her is everywhere from Brussels, Belgium to Albuquerque, New Mexico. When she’s not writing, she enjoys drawing, lifting, watching horror movies, and hanging out with her cat. She has a BA in Psychology from CU Boulder, and has been a home health aide, an ER tech, an EMT-I, and an RN. Her jobs have consistently been much stranger than any fiction she writes.","brand":"DAW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233653272805,"sku":"NP9780756420536","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780756420536.jpg?v=1767738988","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-demon-star-isbn-9780756420536","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}