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Epic hopepunk? Yes! #ABillionPaperStars is #onsub and gaining speed, and one day you will be able to meet Eleanor Close.

Just hope you don't meet her in a dark futuristic alley.
Image of a starry sky. Text says, A future reader's guide to A Billion Paper Stars, an epic hopepunk novel by A.J. Van Belle Image of space, a planet, a spaceship, and a woman in the dark. Text: 150 years from now, a girl notices a boy living on the streets. She feeds him, teaches him, and eventually loves him. 35 years later, the girl is a criminal wanted by the interstellar military, and the boy is the veteran soldier sent to terminate her. Image of a planet from space. Text says, Themes: a fast-paced plot with a nuanced exploration of trauma, healing, and what it means to be human in a tech-driven world grounded yet expansive world building emotional depth and personal stakes relationships that transcend space and time saving the galaxy Images of the covers of the books Ancillary Justice, Remote Control, and The Mars House; and of the movie Blade Runner and the show Firefly. Text above the images says, Vibes and settings like: Text below the images says, If you like these, you might like A Billion Paper Stars Rep: Lauren Bieker, FinePrint Literary
September 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
For NO particular reason, I'm thinking about my sci-fi series. #ABillionPaperStars is the book of my heart. For everyone who's ever been alone against the galaxy or loved with absolute trust that survives the decades, I'll bring this book to the world if it's the last thing I do.
Moodboard. Text is A Billion Paper Stars, A.J. Van Belle. Shows images of a woman in the dark, outer space, a spaceship, a rocky coast in the dark, a dark alley, and a man with a gun.
August 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
A discord discussion on what everyone loves in sci-fi is reminding me: I. Can't. Wait for the world to read #ABillionPaperStars!

Yes! We want character-driven, morally gray, loyalty-filled sci-fi with revenge, redemption, action, tech, & fast-paced, easy-to-read depth 👀🚀
Mood board with images of a woman in the dark, a man with a gun, space, spaceship, and a rocky seascape. Text: A Billion Paper Stars by A.J. Van Belle
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
A discord discussion on what everyone loves in sci-fi is reminding me: I. Can't. Wait for the world to read #ABillionPaperStars!

Yes! We want character-driven, morally gray, loyalty-filled sci-fi with revenge, redemption, action, tech, & fast-paced, easy-to-read depth 👀🚀
Mood board with images of a woman in the dark, a man with a gun, space, spaceship, and a rocky seascape. Text: A Billion Paper Stars by A.J. Van Belle
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
A discord discussion on what everyone loves in sci-fi is reminding me: I. Can't. Wait for the world to read #ABillionPaperStars!

Yes! We want character-driven, morally gray, loyalty-filled sci-fi with revenge, redemption, action, tech, & fast-paced, easy-to-read depth 👀🚀
Mood board with images of a woman in the dark, a man with a gun, space, spaceship, and a rocky seascape. Text: A Billion Paper Stars by A.J. Van Belle
June 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
As I celebrate signing the contract for my MG nonfiction book, #HotCities, on the urban heat island effect, let us not forget that I have a BRAND and the consequences of climate change also loom large in my on-sub sci-fi series. #ABillionPaperStars
Me e-signing my book contract Mood board with an image of a woman in the dark, spaceships, dark cliffs, man with a gun, space, stars, and a dark alley. You do not want to meet Eleanor Close in a dark alley.
April 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
Feeling like sharing the mood board for the book of my laser-scarred heart...my on-sub sci-fi novel #ABillionPaperStars
Mood board with an image of a woman in the dark, spaceships, dark cliffs, man with a gun, space, stars, and a dark alley. You do not want to meet Eleanor Close in a dark alley.
April 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ajvanbelle.bsky.social
Except in my #scifi novel #ABillionPaperStars ... one does.

I cannot wait for you to be able to read this book.
August 20, 2023 at 4:54 AM