

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. The Sound of Stars is a stunning exploration of the comforts that make us human and the horrors that challenge our humanity.-K. 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. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret. Today, seventeen-year-old Ellie Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Can a girl who risks her life for books and an alien who loves forbidden pop music work together to save humanity? 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.
