Light from Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
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Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. Hugo Award FinalistA National BestsellerIndie Next PickNew York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021A Kirkus Best Book of 2021A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 20212022 Alex Award Winner2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Ryka AokiPublisher: Tor BooksPublished: 09/28/2021ISBN: 9781250789068Pages: 384Weight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.51h x 5.78w x 1.25dAward: Alex Awards - WinnerAward: Stonewall Book Award - Honor BookAward: Hugo Award - FinalistReview Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021Booklist 08/01/2021 pg. 38Shelf Awareness 09/28/2021School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 99
A National Bestseller
Indie Next Pick
New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021
2022 Alex Award Winner
2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Ryka Aoki
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 09/28/2021
ISBN: 9781250789068
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.78w x 1.25d
Award: Alex Awards - Winner
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Hugo Award - Finalist
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Booklist 08/01/2021 pg. 38
Shelf Awareness 09/28/2021
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 99
A National Bestseller
Indie Next Pick
New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021
2022 Alex Award Winner
2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Ryka Aoki
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 09/28/2021
ISBN: 9781250789068
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.78w x 1.25d
Award: Alex Awards - Winner
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Hugo Award - Finalist
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Booklist 08/01/2021 pg. 38
Shelf Awareness 09/28/2021
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 99
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Book Title
Light from Uncommon Stars
ISBN
9781250789068
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.
Hugo Award FinalistA National Bestseller
Indie Next Pick
New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021
2022 Alex Award Winner
2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Ryka Aoki
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 09/28/2021
ISBN: 9781250789068
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.78w x 1.25d
Award: Alex Awards - Winner
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Hugo Award - Finalist
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Booklist 08/01/2021 pg. 38
Shelf Awareness 09/28/2021
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 99
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.
Hugo Award FinalistA National Bestseller
Indie Next Pick
New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
A Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021
2022 Alex Award Winner
2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate. But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline. As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Ryka Aoki
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 09/28/2021
ISBN: 9781250789068
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.78w x 1.25d
Award: Alex Awards - Winner
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Hugo Award - Finalist
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Booklist 08/01/2021 pg. 38
Shelf Awareness 09/28/2021
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 99
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