The stars returned. Humanity did not. Winter tightens its grip on the ruins of civilization as scattered survivors struggle to endure a world growing colder, darker, and more dangerous by the day. Roads vanish beneath snow. Entire regions fall silent. Rumors spread of violence, sickness, and places no one returns from. Gustaf Silverbane moves through the frozen remnants of Sweden searching for answers in a country that no longer resembles the one he served. Filip Stenvik discovers that surviving the collapse was only the beginning. Peter Ragnhell follows fragile traces of order through a society where trust has become a luxury. And Anna Ljungberg uncovers signs that the catastrophe threatening humanity may be far from over. Beneath the beauty of the returning stars, the world is falling apart. Falling star is the haunting second book in Lars Wilderäng's Star Trilogy.