Star Mother
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- Create Date：2021-10-19 11:21:04
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Charlie N. Holmberg
- ISBN：1713604310
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Summary
Listening length: 10 hours
When a star dies， a new one must be born。
The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb。 The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother， and Ceris Wenden， who considers herself an outsider， sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy。 But after her star child is born， Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives。 When Ceris returns to Endwever， however， it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later。 Inexplicably displaced in time， Ceris is determined to seek out her descendants。
Being a woman traveling alone brings its own challenges， until Ceris encounters a mysterious—and desperate—godling。 Ristriel is incorporeal， a fugitive， a trickster， and the only being who can guide Ceris safely to her destination。 Now， as Ceris traverses realms both mortal and beyond， her journey truly begins。
Together， pursued across the Earth and trespassing the heavens， Ceris and Ristriel are on a path to illuminate the mysteries that bind them and discover the secrets of the celestial world。
When a star dies， a new one must be born。
The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb。 The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother， and Ceris Wenden， who considers herself an outsider， sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy。 But after her star child is born， Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives。 When Ceris returns to Endwever， however， it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later。 Inexplicably displaced in time， Ceris is determined to seek out her descendants。
Being a woman traveling alone brings its own challenges， until Ceris encounters a mysterious—and desperate—godling。 Ristriel is incorporeal， a fugitive， a trickster， and the only being who can guide Ceris safely to her destination。 Now， as Ceris traverses realms both mortal and beyond， her journey truly begins。
Together， pursued across the Earth and trespassing the heavens， Ceris and Ristriel are on a path to illuminate the mysteries that bind them and discover the secrets of the celestial world。
Reviews
Foxy
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Now， I'm just a casual reader in my downtime right before bed。 I average about one book per month at this rate。Once I started Star Mother， I couldn't put it down。 I devoured the book in 2 weeks！ This story gripped me in a way no other fiction novel ever has。 It's a beautiful fantasy setting that expresses the great truths in true love and friendship。 I now have a favorite fiction novel， and literary universe。 Now， I'm just a casual reader in my downtime right before bed。 I average about one book per month at this rate。Once I started Star Mother， I couldn't put it down。 I devoured the book in 2 weeks！ This story gripped me in a way no other fiction novel ever has。 It's a beautiful fantasy setting that expresses the great truths in true love and friendship。 I now have a favorite fiction novel， and literary universe。 。。。more
Sandra L
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Look Skyward This is a delightful diversion for the mind。 The weaving of the storyline mixes a common reality with the uncommon understandings of celestial beings and Universal Laws。 With love as a guiding force throughout， it rides the waves of turmoil and triumph。
Deandra
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I was， am， and will continue to be in love with "Star Mother" by Charlie N。 Holmberg。 From the very first page I knew that Holmberg's new novel was something different， unique and wonderous， I just didn't know how much it would come to resonate within me。 I have craved a fantasy such as this， with celestial beings， immortal love and moral love， time slips， and undying passion that is all encompassing and forever written across the stars。 Thank you for putting this book out early on Amazon， I tru I was， am， and will continue to be in love with "Star Mother" by Charlie N。 Holmberg。 From the very first page I knew that Holmberg's new novel was something different， unique and wonderous， I just didn't know how much it would come to resonate within me。 I have craved a fantasy such as this， with celestial beings， immortal love and moral love， time slips， and undying passion that is all encompassing and forever written across the stars。 Thank you for putting this book out early on Amazon， I truly enjoyed this story and give it all the stars。 。。。more
（Energy）
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In Star Mother， we follow Ceris， who has volunteered to birth a star for the Sun God。 She won’t be coming back after she gives birth， but it would be an honor for her and her village。 But when she wakes up after the birth of her star， she realizes she’s more special than she thought。 That’s because no one has survived giving birth to a star。 As she ventures back to earth， she realizes she’s been gone for over seven hundred years。 Her new world is fraught with war and change。 When she meets Ristr In Star Mother， we follow Ceris， who has volunteered to birth a star for the Sun God。 She won’t be coming back after she gives birth， but it would be an honor for her and her village。 But when she wakes up after the birth of her star， she realizes she’s more special than she thought。 That’s because no one has survived giving birth to a star。 As she ventures back to earth， she realizes she’s been gone for over seven hundred years。 Her new world is fraught with war and change。 When she meets Ristriel on her quest to find family， she accepts his help on the dangerous trek。I was so excited when I saw this as a Kindle First read as it had been in my wishlist since the moment I realized Charlie was releasing a new book。 With a bit of lore， and incorporation of certain gods， Charlie has given us a mythological fantasy in an imaginative world that is so in-depth， you can see what Ceris sees and feel what she feels。 A beautiful read to sit with， and I cannot recommend this enough。 。。。more
Jessica
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4。5 rounded down
Susan Sweat
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Great Read ！！！This book is a wonderful tale of a love as enduring as the stars。 Please don't miss out on this love story。 Great Read ！！！This book is a wonderful tale of a love as enduring as the stars。 Please don't miss out on this love story。 。。。more
Abigail Hagenbach
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My heart。 This is a beautiful story of old gods and love。 If you need a quick good read this book is perfect for you！
Sarah Carissa
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This book is breathtaking。 The mother-daughter made me tear up。 It's a beautiful book about growth， love， and letting go。 I can't wait for her next book。 This book is breathtaking。 The mother-daughter made me tear up。 It's a beautiful book about growth， love， and letting go。 I can't wait for her next book。 。。。more
Dana Groulx
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Another Great StoryI love the stories that this author creates。 They are always magical and full of hope。 It took me a little while to get into this one， as it started a little slow， but it soon had me captivated。
Jessica
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This was beautiful and perfect。I'll try to do a better review later。 This was beautiful and perfect。I'll try to do a better review later。 。。。more
Barbara A Benjamin
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Beautifully fantasticalA beautiful fantastical story， a unique perspective on how things could have occurred。 I could see and feel。each character， moved me in many ways。
Mai
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Really fascinating idea and well-written。 Very enjoyable。
Kristi
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（4。5） _Star Mother_ is a cosmological mythology that delves into fraught emotional tension in order to explore family， belonging， love， mercy， and justice。 When Ceris volunteers herself to give birth to a new star， she agrees to leave behind her own world and sacrifice her life in exchange for eternal honor and what she believes to be the better life for those she loves most。 It is a choice that there is no going back from。 Ceris unexpectedly finds herself in a dangerous world and time-shifting （4。5） _Star Mother_ is a cosmological mythology that delves into fraught emotional tension in order to explore family， belonging， love， mercy， and justice。 When Ceris volunteers herself to give birth to a new star， she agrees to leave behind her own world and sacrifice her life in exchange for eternal honor and what she believes to be the better life for those she loves most。 It is a choice that there is no going back from。 Ceris unexpectedly finds herself in a dangerous world and time-shifting position within a celestial conflict between solar and lunar forces。 She must determine for herself where she belongs in the universe。Holmberg builds an enchanting world of scarring pain， heart breaking sorrow， and magnanimous love born of creation and sacrifice。 Her characters are strongly and compassionately developed。 However， the first of a two-part， series， this novel left some significant gaps in the cosmology unexplained。 Perhaps these will be resolved in the forthcoming sequel， but the ending left this reader with unsatisfied questions about the world of the novel。 Nonetheless， for those readers wary of series which require the reader to continue with each book， you can be assured that _Star Mother_ can be read as a stand alone novel， whose story is in and of itself concluded at the end of the first book。I look forward to reading more by Holmberg in the future。 I received this titled as a Kindle First Reads selection for October 2021。 。。。more
Leah
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Beautiful。The writing is gorgeous， the story is interesting and mysterious and clever， the characters are well rounded and fascinating。 Maybe the best book I’ve read this year。
Laura
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WonderfulSuch an unique original tale that I loved from beginning to end。 At many points I pondered whether I was team saiyon or team ris and I can't say I ever decided but I loved the conclusion。 A beautiful story and worthy read！ WonderfulSuch an unique original tale that I loved from beginning to end。 At many points I pondered whether I was team saiyon or team ris and I can't say I ever decided but I loved the conclusion。 A beautiful story and worthy read！ 。。。more
Kathie
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Fantasy is not my typical genre。 This was a nice break。 Sun God， Moon Goddess， Mother Earth， demigods， celestial stars and Star Mothers。 Interesting premise that mortal women bear new stars to fill the heavens when old stars die。 Several especially sweet spots and numerous surprise turns of events。 Enjoyable read。
Lori
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2。5
Thomas Dennis
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I loved this book！It's not often that a book moves me as this one did。 A strong female lead that captures your heart and admiration。 An ode to love and loss， power and surrender。 I couldn't put it down once I was pulled into world of gods and stars。 I highly recommend it those who like myth， or legend， or just a good love story。 I loved this book！It's not often that a book moves me as this one did。 A strong female lead that captures your heart and admiration。 An ode to love and loss， power and surrender。 I couldn't put it down once I was pulled into world of gods and stars。 I highly recommend it those who like myth， or legend， or just a good love story。 。。。more
Kylie
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I devoured this book。 It was unexpected， clever， and original。 I'm still reeling about the outcome。 I'm positive I felt every emotion Holmberg intended me to feel。 This author is magic。 I am floored by how far away this book took me。 Amazing amazing writing and storytelling。 How does she do this every single time？？？One warning I'll put out there is that while this book doesn't focus on sex， there is lots of inuendo surrounding certain plot points and there is one scene， albeit brief， that may a I devoured this book。 It was unexpected， clever， and original。 I'm still reeling about the outcome。 I'm positive I felt every emotion Holmberg intended me to feel。 This author is magic。 I am floored by how far away this book took me。 Amazing amazing writing and storytelling。 How does she do this every single time？？？One warning I'll put out there is that while this book doesn't focus on sex， there is lots of inuendo surrounding certain plot points and there is one scene， albeit brief， that may a bit much for younger readers。 。。。more
Rebecca
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This book was a Kindle First Reads choice for October 2021。 I was hoping for more of a fantasy， but it is more of a romance than I like。 I think a lot of people will like it very much。
BERNARD ANDREWS
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A beautiful sad joyful mythI enjoyed the story but admired it more than I loved it。 It reads like mythology with the emotional depths glossed over so little really touched me。 I doubt that I will read the sequel。
Kayci Schmidt
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What a beautiful story！
Cheri Rice
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Such a different concept。 The main character was very interesting
Quinnan Stone
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The premise of this is wild and really interesting， it just doesn't quite work though and I can't put my finger on why。 The premise of this is wild and really interesting， it just doesn't quite work though and I can't put my finger on why。 。。。more
EffanyDiane
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A work of artThis book is beautiful。 Charlie Holmberg is an artist。 Truly。 It is amazing how she is able to take words and ideas and manipulate them like a painter dabbing colors on a canvas to pull out a visual representation of a subject that is pleasing to both， the eye and the soul。 And， bless her， she added an epilogue to this one！
Cynthia
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An Ethereal Read that Captivates ImaginationA human star mother with star children fostered by the sun， who goes on a quest， and finds that her child gives her purpose。 She befriends a demigod for protection， and through him learns to trust and love。 A story of imagination and searching that I found quite delightful。
Tina
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Loved！Truly enjoyed this。 I found in parts that her writing style/storytelling brought to mind Patricia McKillip， who is one of my all time favorite authors。 Thank you for sharing this。 I know it “came from darkness”， and perhaps that is why it speaks to me， but it is beauty and I am grateful that I came across it。 I will be purchasing a hard copy for my shelves！ （Read as a Prime First Reads）
Maggie Cole
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BreathtakingMesmerising， beautiful， enchanting。 I was captivated by the imagery of this book。 Highly recommended。 Thank you to this brilliant author for the Starlight。
Gaye
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Easy Read。 Concept is unique。 Execution good。 Just missing a good reason。 True love and how it was developed was a bit disappointing。 The ending crammed 350 years in one chapter with explanation of oncoming grieve， anger， remove， and forgiveness was summed up as time。 Just missing the elements of how the main character worked her way thru these deep emotions
Barbara Shuman
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DisappointedI chose this book for my first read。 That is the only reason Imade to the end of the book。 I love the genre of fantasy。 But this book fell short for me。I have the book 1star for the tapestry。 They are still used today。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Star Mother
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Star Mother&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Star Mother&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0