{"product_id":"light-from-uncommon-stars","title":"Light from Uncommon Stars","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-details__contributors\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-component=\"product-supplemental\" class=\"product-supplemental\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"title-4748-description\" class=\"product-supplemental__details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[[Specifications]]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"height: 58.7574px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003ePages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003eYear Published\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5858px;\"\u003e2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[[[More Info]]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRYKA AOKI (she\/her) is a poet, composer, teacher, and novelist. Her latest novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight From Uncommon Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was an Alex, SCKA, and Otherwise Award winner, and was also a finalist for the Hugo, Locus, and Ignyte Awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRyka is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist for her collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasonal Velocities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and her first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe Mele a Hilo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was callled one of the \"10 Best Books Set in Hawaii\" by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookriot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She has been recognized by the California State Senate for “extraordinary commitment to the visibility and well-being of Transgender people,” and her work has appeared or been recognized in publications including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. She was also honored to work with the American Association of Hiroshima Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors, where two of her compositions were adopted as the organization’s “songs of peace.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe has an MFA in creative writing from Cornell University, and is currently a professor of English at Santa Monica College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1064\/2364\/files\/raoki-scaled.jpg?v=1746114934\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"202\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor\/Forge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888596848927,"sku":"9781250789082","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1064\/2364\/files\/57021245.jpg?v=1746115075","url":"https:\/\/venusenvy.ca\/products\/light-from-uncommon-stars","provider":"Venus Envy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}