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Light from Uncommon Stars

New · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Light from Uncommon Stars

by Ryka Aoki

2021 · 384 pages · Fiction

42 New ★ 4.02 on Goodreads · 42K ratings

≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Hugo Award finalist (2022). 4.02★ from 42K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

42Must-Read Score

Critics27 out of 100 · counts 35%+11
Readers48 out of 100 · counts 50%+26
Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5

Where it ranks

#63 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
#86 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
#355 of the 730 new books we rank
#794 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Hugo Award finalist (2022)
Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2021)

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Adventurous

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