A diplomat is sent to investigate the sudden disappearance of a star older than the universe, requiring him to steal the soul of the long-deceased starship captain who first encountered the star and bring her back to life. Reprint.

Chosen in a British poll as one of the 100 most important books of the 20th century, this 1984 novel about a family’s strange and repulsive secret has become a cult classic. Sixteen years old, Frankie has developed behavioral pa...