I Want The Stars

By Tom Purdom

Fleeing a utopian Earth, searching for meaning, Jenorden and his friends take to the stars to save a helpless race from merciless telepathic aliens.

But when travelers from another galaxy appear, offering to answer any question, reveal any secret and end any conflict, are their motives sinister…

…or sincere?

Hugo Finalist Tom Purdom’s I Want the Stars is a timeless classic, one of the first science fiction novels to star a person of color protagonist.

This special edition includes an essay on the book’s creation by the author!

ISBN: 978-1-951320-04-1

Categories: All Ages, Science Fiction

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Tom Purdom

Thomas Edward Purdom (1936-2024) was an American writer best known for a science fiction and nonfiction career that spanned seven decades. His story Fossil Games was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He had also done music criticism since 1988. His works have been translated into German, Chinese, Burmese, Russian, and Czech. He lived in Philadelphia.

Praise for I Want the Stars

Alasadair Stuart’s The Full Lid

This is a fascinating book, not just because Purdom knows how to put together a well-paced, character-driven story but because of how modern it feels…

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Galactic Journey

What a fascinating book this is, by turns riproaring adventure, interesting philosophical rumination, and portrayal of an unique and plausible future for humanity…

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Warp Speed Odyssey

I did love how I Want the Stars delves into the decadence of the future, something I don’t see enough of in science fiction, not in the crass Moorcock vein, but rather pursuing the psychological shifts that occur do to abundance and total access to the cosmos.

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