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. 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 trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. 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. 'Alechia Dow is an incredible new voice-The Sound of Stars was a true pleasure to read.' -Saundra Mitchell, author of The Prom novel and editor of All Out and Out Now 'A stunning exploration of the comforts that make us human and the horrors that challenge our humanity.' -K. 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. The Sound of Stars HarperCollins Publishers UK Can a girl who risks her life for books and an Ilori who loves pop music work together to save humanity A beautiful and thrilling debut novel for fans of Marie Lu and Veronica Roth. 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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