{"product_id":"book-ekm0","title":"Light From Uncommon Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eCindy Kay masterfully narrates this unique audiobook, which combines a variety of genres to tell a moving story of self-acceptance and finding safety even in the bleakest of times.\" - \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eEarphones Award review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/i\u003e in Ryka Aoki's \u003ci\u003eLight From Uncommon Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA National Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eIndie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021\u003cbr\u003e2022 Alex Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Stonewall Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShizuka 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49362798510384,"sku":"BDekm0","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ekm0-cover.jpg?v=1761364794","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ekm0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}