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The Ghosts of Heaven weaves a timeless tapestry by connecting four distinct episodes through spirals of time. In prehistory a girl finds a charred stick and creates the first written marks. A few centuries later, in the treacherous waters of Golden Beck, Anna—known as a witch—navigates danger. The story then shifts to a Long Island hospital in the early 20th century, where a mad poet contemplates the ocean’s depths and its hidden horrors. Finally, in a future where humanity sends its first spaceship to colonize another world, an astronaut faces destiny. Each chapter follows everyday characters on journeys of discovery and survival, moving forward through time and never returning to the place where they began.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Marcus Sedgwick
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