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*:* Well, in fairness, in the previous book we had the whole of the planet depending on the survival or death of Charles Wallace, and his entire survival or death dependent on events in one mitochondrion. And no reason for this was given except 'the balance'. So this might just as well be some sort of mystical thing that's insufficiently explained. The idea that the Sun could supernova at all, though...

**:* The books work heavily on the principle of "all things are connected", and cascading consequences. Also, it's worth noting that in the ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]'' series, stars are sentient beings fully capable of committing ''suicide'' - for example, out of grief from losing a beloved "daughter" planet full of life.