It's 1928. Alan Barber is in love with his best friend's girl. Clyde Tombaugh is stuck at home farming crops about as far from his dream of becoming an astronomer as is possible. But by 1930, Alan will be enthralled in his life's greatest romance, and Clyde will have made one of the most significant astronomical discoveries of the twentieth century.
'The Unfixed Stars is ambitious in its scope, but to read it is to
entrust yourself to a writer in seemingly complete control' Times
Literary Supplement
'It is a rich mix of characters, and Byers handles
them assuredly. He has the rare ability to make a multistranded story
seem utterly coherent and seamless. Their tales are suffused with a
lovely sense of the period ...If a passing alien were to be curious
about the hopes, dreams and fears of the species who launched the probe,
The Unfixed Stars would be a good place to start' The Times
'I absolutely loved this novel ...Think of the great open spaces of a
John Steinbeck novel. Think of the gin-and-jazz era of Scott Fitzgerald
sent through the prism of a fine modern imagination' Readers Digest
Author
About Michael Byers
Michael Byers is the author of the story collection The Coast of Good Intentions a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award - and the novel Long for This World.
