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.When a rebel librarian meets an Ilori commander...Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the death of one-third of the world's population. Today, seventeen-year-old Ellie Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When young Ilori commander M0Rr1S (Morris) finds Ellie's illegal library, he's duty-bound to deliver her for execution. But Morris isn't a typical Ilori...and Ellie and her books might be the key to a desperate rebellion of his own. Praise for The Sound of Stars "This book has everything "
--Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times bestselling author of The Testing and Verify"Alechia Dow is an incredible new voice."
--Saundra Mitchell, author of The Prom novel and editor of All Out and Out Now "Stunning."
--K. Ancrum, author of The Wicker King