Light From Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
Fantasy / Science Fiction
Light From Uncommon Stars
by Ryka Aoki
—· 384 p· 2021
Hugo Awardhopefulreflective
Overview
About
An 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 d…
Pages
384
Tor Books
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Queer Representation10
Emotional depth9
Speculative Genre Blend9
Worldbuilding8
Prose8
Narration8
Plot twists7
Pacing7
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