Nostalgia is Heartless

Sarah Lahey

Published: 1 February 2022

  • ISBN: 978-1647422097

  • Language: English

  • Paperback: 338 pages

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SparkPoint/SheWrites Press

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"A thrilling and immersive work of speculative climate fiction." - Kirkus Reviews

The second installment in the topical, award-winning Heartless Series,Nostalgia Is Heartlessdelves into a world on the brink of climate catastrophe.

Pregnant, unemployed, and living back home with her father, scientist Quinn Buyers wonders how she got to this point. Her famous scientist mother is still mysteriously missing, the planet is at risk from a massive solar storm, the pesky Transhumans want to take a colony to Titan, and her assisted living companion, a robotic meerkat, is showing clear signs of anxiety and depression. But her biggest challenge is her partner. How can she reconcile her long-distance relationship with this reserved, enigmatic cyborg?

This time, Quinn's adventures take her across the globe to Antarctica . . . where it rains all day,everyday. Full of humor and whimsy,Nostalgia Is Heartlesswill delight readers as they follow Quinn's race to save her family, her planet, and-hopefully-her love life.

Awards for Nostalgia Is Heartless

2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Science Fiction
2022 International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Cross-Genre and Fiction: Science Fiction
2022 Forward Indies Awards: Finalist Science Fiction
2022 Indie Reader Discovery Awards: Winner Environment Category
2022 International Book Awards: Finalist Fiction Cross-Genre
2022 International Book Awards: Finalist Science Fiction
2022 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist Science Fiction
2021 Chanticleer Book Awards: Cygnus First Place Winner
2021 Readers Favorite Five Star Award
2021 American fiction awards: Finalist Science Fiction

Praise for Gravity is Heartless

  • Readers Favorite 5-Star Review

    ★★★★★

    I highly recommend Gravity Is Heartless to readers who are looking for intellectual stimulation and, at the same time, an entertaining adventure in the not too distant future.

  • Peter FitzSimons

    Loved it. An adventure romp set in a not too distant future and played for high stakes. Gravity Is Heartless is packed with insightful and oft heart-warming observation about what makes us human in the first place. It’s fun, witty and endlessly inventive . . . Bravo.

  • Kirkus Reviews

    In this novel, Lahey's prose is lush but surprising, describing a deeply imaginative world. . . The author's Earth of the not-too-distant future is an intriguing, alien place, and readers will delight in watching Quinn move through it. An engaging adventure set in a deftly illustrated future.

  • Readers Favorite 5-Star Review

    ★★★★★

    This is an impressive first novel . . . highly entertaining, thought-provoking, intriguing, and meticulously researched.

  • Midwest Book Review

    An inherently fascinating and fully entertaining read that showcases author Sarah Lahey's impressive flair for originality and the kind of narrative storytelling style that keeps the reader's attention fully focused from cover to cover.

  • Online Book Club

    The author's creativity shines through in her ability to narrate and create precise imagery. . . . I recommend this book to all lovers of futuristic sci-fic narratives.

About the author

Sarah Lahey

Sarah Lahey is a designer, lecturer, and award-winning author. She holds degrees in Interior Design and Communication/Visual Culture. She works as a lecturer teaching classes on sustainable design, technology, and creative thinking for a university in Sydney, Australia.