The Necessity of Stars

Plagued by the creeping loss of her memory, diplomat Bréone Hemmerli continues to negotiate peace in an increasingly climate-devastated world. The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler brings the alien Tura to Bréone’s Normandy garden, a place removed from the world’s ruin. Within the garden’s shadows, Tura will show Bréone a way forward, even if she can’t remember it.

Shortlisted by the Sturgeon Award and Utoria Award. Nominated for the Nebula Award.