This lyrical, delightful, queer SF novel is Good Omens with a Faustian bargain.
RYKA AOKI's first novel, He Mele a Hilo, was published by Topside
Press in 2014. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist for
her collections Seasonal Velocities, and Why Dust Shall Never
Settle Upon This Soul. Ryka's work has appeared or been recognized
in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bustle, Autostraddle,
PopSugar, and Buzzfeed, as well as the Smithsonian Asian Pacific
American Center. Ryka has been honored by the California State
Senate for "extraordinary commitment to the visibility and
well-being of Transgender people." She has an MFA in creative
writing from Cornell University, and is currently a professor of
English at Santa Monica College.
You can find Ryka online at www.rykaryka.com
"The book brought me to tears . . . and bursts with love and
insights on food, music, inheritance and transformation."--The New
York Times "Filled with mouthwatering descriptions of food and
heart-swelling meditations on music, this novel is an unexpected
gift."--Kirkus, starred review "Aoki's novel is an exciting, wild
web of an adventure, an unputdownable book about music, found
family, and identity. Diving into the tough subjects, Aoki's book
emerges with a joyful, queer, radical ballad of a story. .
."--Booklist, starred review "A dark but ultimately hopeful sci-fi
exploration of the threats faced by queer people of color [and] a
love letter to immigrant culture and the power people have to save
each other . . . a beautiful, satisfying story of redemption and
families of choice."--Publishers Weekly "A transformative marvel. I
have never read a book quite like this before. I laughed. I wept. I
believed in the power of souls. This is a novel that will be talked
about for years to come, and deservedly so. I. Loved. This.
Book."--T. J. Klune, New York Times bestselling author "Delightful
and heartbreaking. An unexpected mashup of science fiction and
fantasy that will make you love music, crave donuts, and wish to
read it all again."--John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author
"This book broke my heart and glued it back together stronger than
before. Skillful, stunning, absolutely gorgeous."--Becky Chambers,
USA Today bestselling author "A beautiful story of friendship and
love . . . incredibly soothing and kind and sweet and delightful. I
fell in love with these characters and did not even realize how
desperately I needed this story right now."--Charlie Jane Anders,
author of All the Birds in the Sky "A story that sparkles with
magic and music and joy; this book just sings."--Everina Maxwell,
author of Winter's Orbit
"A kaleidoscopic and riveting symphony . . . Aoki has conjured the
most spellbinding venues to unpack race, sexuality, and class with
both ingenuity and heart. A new classic."--Sequoia Nagamatsu,
author of Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone
"Ryka Aoki's prose is sublime, the emotional connections she makes
are like sparkling jewels . . . Light From Uncommon Stars is
fantastic, beautiful, and deeply, profoundly moving."--Jenn Lyons,
author of Ruin of Kings "A singing, full-hearted, fearless--and
fearlessly goofy--vision that dances across the border between real
and surreal, heartrending and sweet, with the nonstop energy of
Douglas Adams, and a deep, merciless compassion."--Max Gladstone,
author of Empress of Forever
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