On a harsh resource-poor planet, two women form a romantic bond while confronting survival, community rules, and personal risk in this sci-fi duology opener.
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On a harsh resource-poor planet, two women form a romantic bond while confronting survival, community rules, and personal risk in this sci-fi duology opener.
📅Releases October 22, 2026
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The stars are waiting for you. We hope you will come find us there. Told in alternating timelines, As You Wake, Break the Shell is heartfelt and hopeful story from the award-winning writer of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, exploring what it means to be human and what it means to come together. Life on Fortune is hard. The atmosphere is poisonous, the planet hardly fit for life. But for its inhabitants, it's home. Pilot Cora suffers from a rare and dangerous condition, brought about by her...
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Romance & sex
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Central romantic relationship between two women, progressing to domestic intimacy across alternating timelines
Violence & gore
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Harsh planetary conditions and a dangerous medical condition from alien bonding
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central queer romance between female protagonists exploring identity and connection
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Themes of community obligations, rule-breaking, and collective survival
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Systemic hardship from poisonous environment and restrictive colonial rules
Other
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