All the Scattered Stars

by Via Luino

Overview

The glitter of Venice’s lights hides a dark truth: when the floodwaters rise, no one is safe. Koru knows better than to trust anyone but her own. Hidden deep in the winding twists of Venice’s narrow alleys, Koru and her found family must disguise themselves to survive. They are Rhunlokni, an ethnic minority gifted with the ability to channel the power of the Earth, their Goddess. They have long been vilified and prosecuted for their strange abilities— and Koru’s gift is the strongest of her generation. So when the police arrive in St. Mark’s Square to arrest Koru for a crime she didn’ t commit, she does the only thing she can— she runs. Though Koru manages to escape the police, a larger threat is drawing near. Koru must figure out what the Goddess is trying to tell her, protect those she loves, and uncover the truth of her past before it’s too late— because Venice is sinking. Tonight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781963869583
Publisher:	Running Wild Press
Publication date:	04/21/2026
Pages:	321
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Raised in the wilds of Western Massachusetts, Via Luino is the author of over 25 published short stories and poems and has been a Pushcart Prize nominee. She holds an MFA in fiction writing from the University of New Hampshire and has worked as an English teacher overseas. She is now a youth services librarian by day and an avid reader and writer of all kinds of fantasy by night. She lives just north of Boston with her spouse and their two dogs, an elderly seeing-eye dog flunky and a spry young rescue. All the Scattered Stars is her debut novel.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS I The End 9 II The Cost of Carelessness 29 III Fury and Flame 43 IV All that We Have Left 65 V Casi 901 71 VI All the Riches in the World 87 VII Ruination 99 VIII Lifeblood 119 IX Echoes 131 X The Fruit of the Fallen 141 XI Cornflower Blue 165 XII L’ Acqua Alta 173 XIII All the Scattered Stars 191 XIV Light on the Water 201 XV Ricochet 219 XVI A Life for a Life 227 XVII The Reckoning 247 XVIII By Faith the Walls Fell Down 251 XIX A Sun Amid Stars 263 XX The Way the World Ends 273 XXI Stars Reunited 299 Acknowledgments 305 Glossary of the Rhunlokni Language 307 Author’s Note 311 Further Reading on the Romani People 315 About Running Wild Press 319