The fall from hopeful revolutionary to prison laborer is a hard one. Fer's world has shrunk from the whole damn universe to this anonymous asteroid and the four other convicts who share it with them. It's a fitting end, for someone who used to wish on stars but now can only seem to collect endings.But magic and falling stars have ways of finding those who need them, and when Fer takes a chance and looks up, there's a mermaid staring back at them, silhouetted by stars.twice-spent comet is a fairy tale for forgotten places and the people whose stories are stuck waiting for the next sentence.
"Schutz crafted a beautiful story, which ties in the themes and the character arcs into a tidy package. . . . I highly recommend."
L. A. Lanquist
"A quick-to-read and captivating novella."
Jen Paul
"A beautiful story about Fer, who yearns for belonging and to find a strong connection that can't be easily severed. . . . The book reads like a fairy tale, with just the right amount of seriousness mixed with magical wonder."