num_pages: 382
description: The arrival of an odd assortment of suspicious tourists on the planet Damiem parallels the final moves in a twenty-year-old interplanetary war that ends in the destruction of a star
language: English
title: Brightness Falls from the Air
titlecomplete: Brightness Falls from the Air
characters: Kipruget Korso-Estreèl (Kip), Stareem Fada (Star), Yrion Red, Juiyn, Hannibal Ek (Hanny or Hanno), Snake Smith, Linnix, Doctor Siri Lipsius, Doctor Aristrides Ochter, Feanya, Nyil, Mordecai Yule (Mordy), Wyrra, Corrisón Estreèl-Korso (Cory), Captain Saul Dayan (Scooter), Doctor Nathaniel Hiner, Quiyst, Bridey McBannion (Bee), Zhymel, Ser Xe Vovoka, Lady Marquise Paralomena (’Lomena or Loma, Lady Marquise Pardalianches (Pardie or Lady P.), Black Golya, Balthasar Baramji ap Bye (Baram or Bram), Prince-Prince Pao, Zannez
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Book Club, Aliens, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space
ratings_count: 1008
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Translated Long Form
publisher: Tor Books