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On a Sunbeam
Reader Score
87%
87% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Great
Based on 11 reviews on
"Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It's a 'space' story unlike any you've ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters." --Brian K. Vaughan, Saga and Paper Girls
Two timelines. Second chances. One love.
A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together.
Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in love--only to learn the pain of loss.
With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love.
LA Times Festival of Books 2018 Book Prize Winner, Graphic Novel/Comics
A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2018
One of The Washington Post's "10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018"
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018
A YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel
A 2019 Hugo Award Nominee, Best Graphic Story
A Harvey Award Nominee, Book of the Year
A Harvey Award Nominee, Best Children's or Young Adult Book
Book Details
- Publisher: First Second
- Publish Date: Oct 2nd, 2018
- Pages: 544
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 6.00in - 1.50in - 2.40lb
- EAN: 9781250178138
- Recommended age: 12-18
- Categories: • Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction• LGBTQ+ - General• Comics & Graphic Novels - LGBTQ+
About the Author
More books by Tillie Walden
What people are saying
Michael Marshall is a science writer.
Went into @bookshopbridprt, one of my favourite bookshops, and came out with two books I’ve been wanting - @kuangrf’s Babel and David Graeber and @davidwengrow’s The Dawn of Everything - plus Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam, which I hadn’t heard of but looked great https://t.co/dbFvp4MnHg
• 21 • writer and artist • trans • Demiace • going through it
If you guys haven’t read on a sunbeam by tillie Walden yet do it it’s a comic about found family and space lesbians
Avery Hill helps aspiring creators reach their potential and is a home for those geniuses the mainstream has yet to recognise. Tweets generally by Ricky.
It's Pride Month! Over the next week, we'll be sharing our LGBTQIA+ creators and stories across socials. Make sure to follow Tillie Walden (@tilliewalden on Instagram), and pick up On a Sunbeam today: https://t.co/NGFvgGUSzV https://t.co/kGUmsZHXOM
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
"Magnificent." --The New Yorker
"Walden creates the intoxicating effect of a universe as mysterious as our real one." --The Atlantic
"Phenomenal . . . Utterly mesmerizing . . . A remarkable, stunning comic." --Booklist, starred review
"This masterful blend of science fiction-inflected school drama, road trip, and adventure is nothing less than marvelous." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A stunning interpretation of interstellar life . . . Bound to be a sci-fi favorite, especially for teens who also appreciated Nina LaCour's We Are Okay." --School Library Journal, starred review
"On A Sunbeam is an intimate, cosmic, and sometimes deeply funny work of art that is hopefully not the last glimpse of Walden's science fantasy world." --VOYA Magazine, starred review
"Both gently romantic and heartbreaking, the story ultimately celebrates love and the importance of chosen family. An affirming love story." --Kirkus
"Watching Mia and Grace rekindle their love against the backdrop of a bleak, mystifying universe is deeply satisfying." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"[A] pageturning and profoundly moving read." --Horn Book
"Tillie Walden is the future of comics, and On a Sunbeam is her best work yet. It's a 'space' story unlike any you've ever read, with a rich, lived-in universe of complex characters." -Brian K. Vaughan, Saga series and Paper Girls
"On a Sunbeam is a rare treat. It's both a slow-burn romance and a found-family space opera adventure with an engaging cast of characters. But it's the world building that really stands out, with a blend of SF and fantasy in a gloriously strange setting that is so brilliantly original I have no idea how to describe it. I enjoyed every bit of it." --Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries and The Books of the Raksura
"Enthralling, beautiful, and compelling. I couldn't put this down." --Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice
"On A Sunbeam strikes a magical balance between trippy and tangible, heartbreaking and hilarious. It was so easy to curl up in the art and lose myself in the story." --Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
What people are saying
Michael Marshall is a science writer.
Went into @bookshopbridprt, one of my favourite bookshops, and came out with two books I’ve been wanting - @kuangrf’s Babel and David Graeber and @davidwengrow’s The Dawn of Everything - plus Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam, which I hadn’t heard of but looked great https://t.co/dbFvp4MnHg
• 21 • writer and artist • trans • Demiace • going through it
If you guys haven’t read on a sunbeam by tillie Walden yet do it it’s a comic about found family and space lesbians