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As Blackmere's nights grow darker and its residents begin to change, Elara must confront a horror older than human civilization—an entity that feeds on light itself and has been sleeping beneath the town for millennia. With each extinguished star, it grows stronger. With each passing night, it draws closer to the surface. And with each memory Elara uncovers about her family's role in keeping it contained, she realizes the terrible truth: the stars aren't simply disappearing. They are being consumed. And she may be the last thing standing between the world above and the starless void below.
A Starless Night is a chilling work of cosmic horror that weaves small-town dread with the vast, unknowable terror of the cosmos. Fans of H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, and Jeff VanderMeer will find themselves haunted by its vision of darkness—and by the question it leaves burning in the reader's mind long after the final page: What happens when there are no stars left to wish upon?
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Alex Manning is a writer of dark fiction specializing in cosmic horror, supernatural thrillers, and literary horror that explores the intersection of human psychology and the vast, unknowable cosmos. Drawing inspiration from the traditions of H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, and Jeff VanderMeer, Manning crafts stories that blend atmospheric dread with deep emotional resonance, creating horror that lingers long after the final page.
A Starless Night is Manning's debut novel, born from a lifelong fascination with the night sky and the question: what if the stars were not as permanent as we believe? The novel explores themes of legacy, sacrifice, family bonds, and the courage required to face the incomprehensible.
Manning lives in the Pacific Northwest, where the dense forests, overcast skies, and isolated small towns provide endless inspiration for stories about the darkness that waits just beyond the edge of human understanding. When not writing, Manning can be found stargazing, reading obscure astronomical texts, and exploring the abandoned structures that dot the region's landscape.
