The Actual Star

In The Actual Star, acclaimed author Monica Byrne weaves a captivating narrative that spans over two millennia and six continents, exploring humanity's past, present, and future. The story intertwines three distinct tales set a thousand years apart—featuring teenage twins in a Maya kingdom, a young American woman on a self-discovery journey in Belize, and two charismatic leaders of a new religion. As these characters confront age-old questions about existence, their lives intersect in a cave in the Belizean jungle, revealing the forces that both divide and connect humanity across ages.