Stardust is a queer, subversive piece of science fiction that takes cues from gothic horror. It contains content that might be disturbing, triggering or innapropriate for some audiences. It also contains explicit sex scenes. Please view the content warnings and use discretion when reading. It also relies on colored text in a way that may not be accessible to colorblind readers or readers using some screen readers.

In a speculative near-future United States of America, a reptillian alien species colloquially known as Dusties have inserted themselves into the US government via a military takeover. Dusties are named for the pollutant dust they dissolve into on death, sometimes referred to as stardust; stardust pollutes the atmosphere, forcing humans to wear dust masks and respirators when they go outside, and blocks wireless signals, preventing wireless transmission of information by anyone other than the Dusties themselves.

Several years after the initial coup and bombings, July Wright, a fiery sniper with closeted psychosis, and Cass Trehan, a brutally intelligent strategist, are young officers in a paramilitary cult formed in opposition to the Dusty-run government, hiding in the subway tunnels of New York City.

Aston Martin, a member of a different alien species living in America prior to the Dusty invasion, was publicly framed as responsible for the initial coup, along with his companion, Sage. When their spaceship crash-lands in a swamp just over the New Jersey border, July is sent to retrieve them before the Dusties can--and the intelligence Aston has access to kicks off a plan to assassinate President Taner. The plan quickly spirals out of control, leading July, Cass, Aston, and their friends down a rabbit hole of intergalactic politics, surreal hallucinatory experiences, other planes of existence, and entities beyond human comprehension. As the mysteries they're surrounded by unfold--what exactly is the function of stardust? What do the Dusties want? Why are apparent strangers seeing each other in their dreams? And what does July's dead sister have to do with all of this?--they come to realize that something, or someone, has plans for them beyond their abilities to understand.