Literary Fiction
The Radiant Dark
2026·416 pages
A family navigates love and loss over decades after contact with alien life reshapes humanity's view of the universe.
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A family navigates love and loss over decades after contact with alien life reshapes humanity's view of the universe.
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Arrival meets Wild Dark Shore in this captivating novel that follows a family for over fifty years—a bold and compassionate exploration of the universe around us and what it truly means to be human. It’s March 1980, and Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life in a small town in the Adirondacks. They have just had their first child, and though Carol is struggling with the challenges of new motherhood, her future seems clear. Until something extraordinary happens: an inexpli...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Marital strain and family bonds; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Character’s search for spiritual meaning after alien contact
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Themes of humanity’s place in the universe after first contact
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Postpartum bonding struggles; emotional distance in marriage
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