Space Story

Fiona Ostby

Description

A quietly powerful graphic novel of hope, separation, and perseverance in the journey to reunite with those you love.

"Set in a near future of apocalyptic threat and space colonization, Fiona Ostby's debut graphic novel, Space Story, 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."
—Shelf Awareness, featured as one of the Best Books of the Week

"This is a story filled with bitter-sweet moments (but with a happy ending), and I am in love with it."
—BookRiot

"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."
—Publishers Weekly

Two women fall in love and start a family on a dying Earth.

Only one escapes to space.

Her family is still on the planet.

They won't give up until they find each other again.

From debut author Fiona Ostby, Space Story weaves an interstellar tale of discovering love and finding strength, courage, and hope—even in the darkest moments.

Sujets

• Roman graphique
• Graphic novel
• LGBTQ

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 12 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9781513128771
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 80 Mo

Extrait

© 2022 Fiona Ostby
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ostby, Fiona, author, artist. Title: Space story / Fiona Ostby. Description: Berkeley, CA: West Margin Press, [2022]|Summary: “Two people fall in love on
earth and have a child together. But as the planet becomes uninhabitable and everyone starts evacuating to the space station orbiting above, the family gets separated. Told in three interwoven stories, this graphic novel follows the journey of Hannah, Leah, and Bird as they experience love and loss, joy, loneliness, desperation, and hope for a new future” -- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021051572 (print)|LCCN 2021051573 (ebook)|
ISBN 9781513128757 (paperback)|ISBN 9781513128764 (hardback)|ISBN 9781513128771 (ebook)
Subjects: LCGFT: Graphic novels. Classification: LCC PN6727.083 S63 2022 (print)|LCC PN6727.083 (ebook)|
DDC 741.5/973--dc23/eng/20211108
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021051572 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021051573
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to hurry.

Okay!

Come on, Bird,
let’s get to work.

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recruits, to, uh…

6 -->
the station…

Hey!

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You like her,
don’t you?

Here,
I’ll introduce
ya.

9 -->
Come here!

Hmm?

This is my friend
Hannah.

I’m Leah.
It’s nice to
meet you!

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zero-grav physics
together, right?

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dinner, yeah?

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I’d love that!

Let’s do it again
sometime!

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We don’t have
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GRACIAS POR SU COMPRENSIÓN.

NOTICE: B2 TOILET CURRENTLY OUT
OF ORDER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
UNDERSTANDING.

Come on ,
Hannah!

注意： B2 厕所目前坏了。感谢您的理解。 注
意： B2 廁所目前壞了。感謝您的理解。

She’ll
say yes!

But...

But what if
she doesn’t?!

I’ll die!

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end
of the world!

Oh my gosh ,
Hannah.

Ah, sorry…

Dude!

That was in poor taste.

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