Overview
BlueInk Review called it an ""unearthed '70s classic,"" evoking Ringworld, Rama, and John Varley's Gaea Trilogy. Kirkus called its prose ""impeccable,"" its worldbuilding ""laudable,"" and its ending ""sublime."" The star in the night sky isn't moving. They are. As one star blazes ever brighter in the night sky, Sargon--a former millwright who renounced invention--and Angora--a brilliant scholar--dig into the depths of their seemingly natural world and delve into ancient texts in search of answers. They deduce the shocking truth: their cylindrical world, Areta, is a gargantuan vessel that has been sailing through the cosmos for countless generations. And it is on a collision course with a sun. The only hope for survival lies with Sargon and a small team of millwrights he assembles. As time runs short, they must construct the seemingly impossible-while flouting norms and risking exile of the ruling council. Set in a society rooted in the ancient Near East and Greece, Areta's culture contains ingenious, handcrafted technology. In this world, where women may tower over men and reproduction is divorced from pair-bonding, young sirenas prowl moonlit streets to claim their genetic futures, leaving tokens for the men they've chosen. But when Lilit's awakening powers blur the line between seduction and coercion, desire itself becomes dangerous. What if these psionic powers are not a flaw in humanity's design but its future?
Full Product Details
Author: Daniel Rirdan ,
Gennadi Arkulis
Publisher: Corino Press
Imprint: Corino Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.676kg
ISBN: 9798992609042
Pages: 390
Publication Date: 28 April 2026
Audience:
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Laudable worldbuilding...the prose is impeccable throughout...sublime denouement [ending]... A compelling cast of characters fights to survive in this fascinating SF yarn."" -Kirkus Reviews ""Reminiscent of landmark science fiction releases like John Varley's Gaea trilogy, Larry Niven's Ringworld, and Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama...reads like an unearthed '70s classic."" -BlueInk Review ""Rich in a delightful blend of hard science and social inspection... wonderfully populated with realistic characters and conundrums..."" -Midwest Book Review
""Laudable worldbuilding...the prose is impeccable throughout...sublime denouement [ending]... A compelling cast of characters fights to survive in this fascinating SF yarn."" -Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Daniel wrote Interstellar Crew longhand at thirteen, becoming Israel's youngest published novelist. After military service and a move to Australia, he mastered English one word-list at a time. A year later, the peer-reviewed journal Foundation featured his essay on William Gibson. Decades of detours, dead ends, and one environmental tome later, he returned to speculative fiction at fifty and hasn't looked back. Daniel has two stand-alone sci-fi novels coming in 2026. Now based in the American Southwest, Daniel writes stories driven by wonder and with no patience for literary fashion. As he sees it, what is possible-or can be imagined-is a wide-open country.
