The two embark on a wild and dangerous road trip with a bag of books and their favorite albums, all the while making a story and a song of their own that just might save them both. M0Rr1S has a lot of secrets, but also a potential solution-thousands of miles away. Good to know Romance 400+ pages Supernatural Graphic violence Why I love it Christina Orlando Books Editor & Publicity Coordinator, Tor. They’re both breaking the rules for love of art-and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.Įllie’s-and humanity’s-fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. The Sound of Stars Debut by Alechia Dow Sold out Quick take The alien-human friendship you didn't know you needed, all founded on a shared love for great tunes. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. This item: The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow Hardcover 23.75 Written in the Stars: A Novel by Alexandria Bellefleur Paperback 19.79 From the Publisher Product description Review This debut has it all: music, books, aliens, adventure, resistance, queerness, and a bold heroine tying it all together. When he finds Ellie’s illegal library, he’s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.īorn in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless.

All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity’s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution.

Seventeen-year-old Janelle “Ellie” Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population.

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