{"product_id":"space-story-9781513128764","title":"Space Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quietly powerful graphic novel of hope, separation, and perseverance in the journey to reunite with those you love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Set in a near future of apocalyptic threat and space colonization, Fiona Ostby's debut graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eSpace Story,\u003c\/i\u003e is a queer love story full of wistful longing. . . Refreshingly, most characters are women or nonbinary and are matter-of-factly represented as queer. Many particularly touching spreads create parallels: a left-hand panel in red, opposite one in blue, show Leah and Hannah in separate beds, facing each other across an impossible divide. The simple layouts and focus on relationships turn a cosmic dystopia into something universal.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, featured as one of the Best Books of the Week\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a story filled with bitter-sweet moments (but with a happy ending), and I am in love with it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—BookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Economical and poignantly told, Ostby’s debut graphic novel sets a queer family’s separation drama against an apocalyptic backdrop. . . This is a touching love story for hard times.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women fall in love and start a family on a dying Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one escapes to space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer family is still on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey won't give up until they find each other again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom debut author Fiona Ostby, \u003ci\u003eSpace Story\u003c\/i\u003e weaves an interstellar tale of discovering love and finding strength, courage, and hope—even in the darkest moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Space Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a simple but earnest story about a family fighting against the odds to reunite and survive. It’s a classic, universal plot, and one that works well here. . . it’s an enjoyable story to read in an afternoon and a great example of one that effortlessly includes queer women. And (spoiler alert) it has a happy ending, to boot! \u003ci\u003eSpace Story\u003c\/i\u003e put a smile on my face and makes me hope Fiona Ostby will have the opportunity to keep drawing and creating.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMultiversity Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a creator who I want to find more, to read more, I can’t wait to see what’s next. . . I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraphic Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise from booksellers for \u003ci\u003eSpace Story:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This graphic novel combines three different storylines, each designated by one of the primary colors. There is a story of love, a story of loneliness, and a story of longing. Ostby's unique use of color perfectly mirrors the emotions expressed within each storyline, and the manner in which they are intertwined feels like fitting puzzle pieces together.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eGrace, Foggy Pine Books (Boone, NC)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Space Story\u003c\/i\u003e is, in many ways, exactly what it says on the time: a story about space, and about how love can bridge it. Fill it. Make all that space worthwhile. Told in 3 primary colors across 3 different time periods, \u003ci\u003eSpace Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the very definition of 'deceptively simple.' Are you looking for a quick-reading comfy lesbian love story set in the near-future with characters who are aren't stick-thin for once? Fiona Ostby's got you covered. Are you looking for a story that will settle in your ribs and warm your gay little heart? \u003ci\u003eSpace Story\u003c\/i\u003e is for you. Ostby's world-building is sparse and character focused—a doomsday in microcosm—which makes it easy to overlook everything that goes carefully unspoken. How intensely hopeful is the love that drives a couple to have a child mid-apocalypse? What does it mean to be an elder dyke after the end of the world? \u003ci\u003eSpace Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a rarity among graphic novels: I read it in an hour, but I've been thinking about it for weeks.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Terrance, Epilogue Books (Chapel Hill, NC)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Space Story\u003c\/i\u003e captures the feelings of the characters so vividly that as a reader I could feel their emotions jumping off the page and embedding themselves into my own heart. The use of the colors to tell the POVs and the deeper meaning of them that gets revealed at the end was a fantastic aspect of the story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Hannah, Bookery Manchester (Manchester, NH)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Margin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359474909527,"sku":"9781513128764","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513128764.jpg?v=1754124759","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/space-story-9781513128764","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}