Luminous by Park, Silvia
Luminous by Park, Silvia

Luminous

This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings--two human,...
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Author: Silvia Park
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Language: English
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Luminous by Park, Silvia

Luminous

$45.72
Luminous by Park, Silvia

Luminous

$45.72
Author: Silvia Park
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings--two human, one robot--as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood.

"I once had a family. At least, the earliest version of me had a family."

In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for parts. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among the piles of trash, something catches her eye: a robot boy--so lifelike and strange, unlike anything she's ever seen before.

Siblings Jun and Morgan haven't spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyo--an early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their father--was always bound for something darker and more complex. Now Morgan makes robots for a living and is on the verge of losing control of her most important creation. Jun is a detective with the Robot Crimes Unit whose investigation is digging up truths that want to stay buried. And whether they like it or not, Ruijie's discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined.

At once a thrilling work of speculative fiction and a "bold exploration of what it means to have a mind, a body, a self, and even a soul" (Charles Yu, author of National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown), Luminous is a prescient yet timeless and unforgettably brilliant debut.

Author: Silvia Park
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 03/11/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781668021668


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2024 pg. 9
Publishers Weekly 01/06/2025
Booklist 01/01/2025 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2025
Shelf Awareness 03/08/2025

About the Author
Silvia Park grew up in Seoul and splits their time between Korea and America. They received a BA from Columbia and MFA from NYU, in addition to completing the Clarion Workshop in 2018. Their short fiction has been published in Black Warrior Review, Joyland, and Reactor, and reprinted in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019. Luminous is their first novel.
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