Per Aspera Ad Astra

By T K J Saether

Charlie has always lived between worlds - the one she walks through, and the one she imagines to survive it.

But when Jay, a brilliant and charming astrophysicist, steps into her life, her careful equilibrium begins to shift. Through nights of philosophical debate, imagined universes come to life, and fragile moments of closeness, Charlie begins to confront the boundaries between reality and the worlds she builds inside herself.

After heartbreak, trauma, and a silence she cannot escape, she retreats into the safety of thought, of stories, of the illuminating possibilities embedded in the stars. As her inner world grows louder and her lived experiences intertwine, Charlie must untangle her own needs, and face the truths she has long avoided.

Per Aspera ad Astra is a story about the interchanging juxtaposition of philosophy and science, grief and wonder, loneliness and connection, and the possibilities we create within to keep ourselves alive. Per Aspera Ad Astra is a novel for anyone who has ever felt that healing follows a celestial rhythm - a slow return to light, one star at a time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1918077665
• ISBN13: 9781918077667
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: UK Book Publishing
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"