The Sound of a Thousand Stars

‘A riveting story that shows love and destiny are forces just as powerful as faith or science’ * Kathleen Rooney *‘Not only is The Sound of a Thousand Stars a great achievement of historical depth, it proves how selfless and vital love becomes when we find ourselves at the end of the world. Robbins has given us an elegy that rings clear, strong, and true’ * Amy Jo Burns *‘Asking questions of complicity and sacrifice that reverberate today, this beautifully written novel considers the costs of scientific advancement, the value of an individual life, and the thrilling knife’s edge of being in love’ * Julia Fine *‘This book is a soaring testament to all those unseen souls who answered history’s call and selflessly sacrificed in order to shape the world in which we live’ * Giano Cromley *‘Meticulously researched and beautifully rendered, The Sound of a Thousand Stars reminds us that the greatest mysteries are those of the human heart. This book will leave you breathless’ * Soon Wiley *‘Historically astute … Terrific scene-setting, linking the brilliant stars of her title to the majesty of rural New Mexico … An intelligent consideration of a great moral dilemma’ * San Francisco Chronicle *

Rachel Robbins received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010. She is a tenured assistant professor at Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago. Most recently, her work has appeared in Rattle and The Kenyon Review. Rachel won Rhino Poetry’s Founder’s Prize and was nominated by Rhino Poetry for the Pushcart Prize in 2015. She was nominated by Make Literary Magazine for the Pushcart Prize in 2018. Rachel won the Illinois Arts Council Agency Literary Award in 2018.