Star Sky – The age of trust and nihilism

Book cover of Star Sky: The Age of Trust and Nihilism by Sabastian Gall, featuring a dark psychological thriller design with a stormy sky, lightning, two mysterious women’s faces, a man holding a book, a female figure in a red dress, Budapest nightlife, and a 19th-century historical street scene, symbolizing obsession, love, betrayal, and destiny across generations.Back cover of Star Sky: The Age of Trust and Nihilism by Sabastian Gall, showing a cinematic thriller scene with Budapest city lights, a woman in a red dress, a water polo player, and a shadowy investigator figure, blended with a 19th-century London street scene and overlayed synopsis text about obsession, mystery, revenge, and interconnected stories across time.

When Carolina Reina arrives in Budapest from a small rural town, she quickly becomes part of the city’s dazzling nightlife. Beautiful, charismatic, and fiercely independent, she lives by one rule: never fall in love. For her, relationships are just a game—one she carefully controls.

But when Gábor, a talented water polo player, falls hopelessly in love with her, the game ends in tragedy. After his sudden death, his father Lajos, a retired intelligence officer, refuses to accept the official explanation. Determined to uncover what really happened, he launches his own investigation—one that will lead him into a world of secrets, manipulation, and revenge.

Meanwhile, evidence of industrial espionage within the global oil industry draws international attention to Budapest.

Yet the true roots of the story reach far beyond the present.

In 19th-century England, the Fairham siblings, Anitha and Jerry, struggle to survive on the streets through pickpocketing and odd jobs. When Kevin O’Brien arrives from Manchester and loses a precious family heirloom, fate brings him together with them—forming an unlikely alliance that will echo across generations.

Because some encounters are not coincidences.

And some stories refuse to end.

 

Translator: Sabastian Gall
Lector: Duka-Zólyomi Attila
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Cover: Sabastian Gall

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