Light From Uncommon Stars by 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. 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.

  • Product Features

    • Author - Ryka Aoki
    • Publisher - Tor Publishing Group
    • Publication Date - 07-26-2022
    • Page Count - 384
    • Paperback
    • Age Range - Adult
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy
    • Product Dimensions - 5.3 W x 7.9 H x 1.1 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9781250789082
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3 years ago
from Williamsburg, Va

Worth the read!

BIPOC/Lesbian/Trans Rep; 3rd Person Narration I went into this book blind like I normally do, and man was it a doozy. There were so many random things thrown into this book, but somehow it worked! Never in my wildest dreams would I think a book that had Violin Prodigies, a soul stealing musical teacher, video game music, a demon, aliens, and donut shop spaceship work… but it did. This right here, is the essence of any amazing storyteller. This was an entertaining and beautiful story, but was also expertly written. The author is a phenomenal job at creating such a unique story with a lot of heart. It has some deep subject matter but it was expertly handled. My advice, give this one a read!

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