{"product_id":"to-tend-the-stars-9798231227907","title":"To Tend the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward Heath\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Edward Heath\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Edward Heath\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Alien Contact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, an alien species called the Velari watched Earth from afar, interpreting our flickering transmissions of children's shows, nature documentaries, and slow, patient stories as a window into who we were - kind, curious, full of promise. When they arrived, it wasn't with conquest or demands, but with questions, songs, and seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they found instead was a fractured world lost in noise and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut still, they stayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of war and invasion. It is a story of quiet revolutions. Of gardens growing between ruined highways. Of humans who listen. Of a world that learns - slowly, painfully - how to breathe again. At the heart of this transformation stands a man named Jordy, and a young Velari born of Earth's own soil: not a savior, not a soldier, but something much older. A gardener of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in elegant, grounded prose that spans decades of transformation, To Tend the Stars blends first contact, ecological hope, and deep emotional truth. It asks what it means to build peace not through power, but through patience - not by erasing what came before, but by planting something new in its place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who loved the quiet wonder of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/em\u003e, the philosophical heart of \u003cem\u003eArrival\u003c\/em\u003e, and the vision of \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e, this is science fiction that blooms in silence and stays rooted long after the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46382169620631,"sku":"9798231227907","price":1549.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798231227907.webp?v=1768774835","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/to-tend-the-stars-9798231227907","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}