Simon & Schuster - Luminous by Silvia Park

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction. Silvia Park's sweeping debut novel is set in a reunified Korea of the near future — a world where the line between human and machine blurs, and the bonds of family are tested across memory, grief, and identity. A propulsive, emotionally resonant story of three estranged siblings — two human, one robot — colliding against the backdrop of a murder investigation to reckon with old wounds and a shattered childhood.

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

In a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, eleven-year-old Ruijie searches for a part to support her failing body — and discovers something extraordinary among the scraps: a robot boy, lifelike and strange. Meanwhile, siblings Jun and Morgan haven't spoken in years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo vanished without explanation, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Now, a murder investigation forces them back together — and back toward the truth.

• Author: Silvia Park
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English
• Genre: Science Fiction / Speculative Fiction
• Award: Winner, LA Times Book Prize — Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction