"An engrossing character-driven story. . . a moving sci-fi mystery that will stay with readers." —Library Journal

"Brilliant dystopian novel...Swyler’s elegant, polyphonic narrative juggles many themes, foremost among them human-robot convergence, through ever-shifting perspectives...This is a powerhouse." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Swyler achieves a seemingly impossible amount of sophisticated worldbuilding using an economy of vibrant, graceful prose. The story transports and transforms, alchemizing a combination of mystery, romance, and science fiction into an impactful exploration of the importance of connection, the evolutionary nature of identity, and the inevitability of revolution. Affecting relationships and a sinuous, kaleidoscopic third-person narrative further define and develop the exquisitely rendered characters. Singularly stunning and stunningly singular." —Kirkus, starred review

"Erika Swyler's We Lived on the Horizon is a brilliant, nuanced book that is unafraid to wrangle with big ideas—or to remind the reader that even the biggest ideas also affect ordinary lives. It asks us to read beyond the easy answers and dwell in complexity. This novel is exactly the sort of thing that I want science fiction to aspire to. I highly recommend it to fans of Station Eleven or Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life." —Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

“Erika Swyler’s We Lived on the Horizon delivers everything I crave from great science fiction: a pulse-quickening plot, an endless stream of imaginative wonders, and the kind of moral clarity that brings to mind the grand ethical visions of writers like Ursula K. Le Guin and Iain M. Banks. This is an unforgettable novel of ideas, keen to the complex interplays between love and sacrifice, complicity and community.” —Matt Bell, author of Appleseed

"Kaleidoscopic and incisive in its themes, We Lived on the Horizon detonates the imperfect symbiosis between A.I. and what it means to be human. From class warfare and systems of oppression to reflections on gender and inherited privilege, Swyler burrows through the walls of genres to critique civilization’s cycles of unrest and the costs of our survival. My favorite kind of novel—philosophical, timely, and brimming with intrigue and speculative flair. I couldn’t put it down." —Sequoia Nagamatsu, bestselling author of How High We Go in the Dark

Praise for Light from Other Stars

“As smart and ambitious as its heroine, Light from Other Stars is an absorbing, propulsive story of exploration and loss.” —J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest

“A masterful story that hops through time to tell a tale of love and ambition, grief and resilience . . . It is full of joy and wonder, a reminder to never stop looking up into the stars and the infinite spaces in between them.” —Nylon

“Keenly wrought characters and evocative prose . . . [a] heart-wrenching, awe-inspiring conclusion. Grand in scope and graceful in execution . . . profound.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Swyler's new novel, Light From Other Stars, bends genres as it explores how the past intrudes on the present . . . Although Light From Other Stars includes plenty of science fiction elements, it's also a coming-of-age story . . . Juggling dual timelines, wonderful mid-1980s period details and a large cast of secondary characters, Swyler has set herself an ambitious task. But the novel is well-paced, with a satisfying twist near the end” —BookPage, starred review

“[Swyler] offers a moving, often heartrending story with lyrical grace. . . Fans of the film Interstellar, Jeff VanderMeer's “Southern Reach” trilogy, and character-driven drama will have a new favorite. Simply gorgeous.” —Library Journal, starred review