In Arcadia, they must learn how to build a new civilization without repeating the destruction of the old one.

The book is not simply about another planet or a journey through space. It is about exile, memory, wonder, creation and responsibility—and about humanity discovering that a new beginning requires more than a new world. Through gardeners, builders, musicians, alchemists, naturalists, painters and other archetypal figures, the book explores the birth of culture, knowledge, beauty and a new relationship between humanity and nature. They are rebuilding the meaning of being human.At its heart is one question:Can humanity begin again without repeating the world it left behind?The Land Beyond the Stars is ultimately a story about the possibility of becoming human differently.