By Kelly K. Branyik

Dark Stars Series

Dark Stars is a sci-fi dystopian book series featuring sapphic main characters navigating love, loss, and rebellion in a world where bodily autonomy has been outlawed. Blending the emotional intensity of dystopian romance books with the imaginative scope of speculative fiction, the series explores what happens when women are forced to fight back against systems that seek to own them. Perfect for readers drawn to sapphic sci-fi books, LGBTQ books for adults, and dark, character-driven dystopian futures.

Book #1 (Available May 5, 2026)

Shadows in Dream Stone

Grieving and broken, Abaddon Ordell is sentenced to the brutal Dream Stone prison for the crime of miscarrying her child. Amid violence and despair, she discovers unexpected allies—and a purpose worth surviving for, if she can learn to trust again.

Dark, lyrical, and defiant, Shadows in Dream Stone is a story of rage, resilience, and tenderness. It’s a sapphic dystopian sci-fi tale about what it means to reclaim your body, your story, and your freedom.

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Trigger Warnings

The work may contain sensitive material, including but not limited to: anxiety and panic attacks; suicidal thoughts or ideation; eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, etc.); physical abuse; emotional/verbal abuse; sexual abuse or assault (implied or described); death of a loved one (family, friend, pet); miscarriage or stillbirth; grieving; alcoholism; drug use or overdose; smoking; racism; xenophobia; sexism/misogyny; sexual assault/rape (explicit or implied); abortion; bullying/harassment; eating/body image issues; cults or religious extremism; imprisonment/captivity; abandonment; sexual coercion; sexual slavery; horror/gore; and blood/graphic violence.