Light from uncommon stars
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Tor, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Edition.
Physical Desc:
372 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Wallingford Adult Fiction
AOKI
Description
"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"--
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AOKI
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FIC/AOKI
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F AOKI
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PS3601 .O38 L54 2021
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Aoki, Ryka
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC AOKI
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Fiction Aoki
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Local Subjects
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781250789068, 1250789060
Notes
General Note
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Aoki, R. (2021). Light from uncommon stars. First Edition. Tor.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Aoki, Ryka. 2021. Light From Uncommon Stars. Tor.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Aoki, Ryka, Light From Uncommon Stars. Tor, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Aoki, Ryka. Light From Uncommon Stars. First Edition. Tor, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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