'And this collapse, and all its attendant despair, is the Endplague. For in that equation, there will be no forever, no eternity. Diseases are conquered, infirmity eliminated.

those that survive grow more astute, more perceptive, more advanced. 'Still, should your civilization survive, it will eventually find the same equation. Ryka Aoki, Light From Uncommon Stars 2 likes Like As a civilization progresses, it goes through wars, pandemics, catastrophes. 'They'll need to find the Grand Unified Theory a few more times before they can even begin to understand what 'everything' is - sorry, I didn't mean to offend your civilization.' 'I think our scientists are working on something like that too,' Shizuka said. 'But eventually, the find, and solve, the mathematical equation that explains the entire universe.' 'The civilization then rushes to probe other stars, even other galaxies it increases its research, attempting to manipulate space, time, in the hope that somewhere, someone might have found an escape, a loophole. And slowly, either through science or history, every advanced civilizations becomes aware of a disturbing possibility - that their futures may end in ruin too. Book Details Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aokis Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in Californias San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. 'Meanwhile, their explorers and historians find evidence of past cultures, and cultures before that. She meets a woman named Shizuka Satomi, who previously coached six would-be musicians to stardom only for each one to due young, thereby earning Shizuka the nickname of the Queen of Hell. Aoki toured with the Tranny Roadshow and the Fully Functional Cabaret, creating visible performance space for trans people across the country. “As a civilization progresses, it goes through wars, pandemics, catastrophes. In Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, Katrina Nguyen is a young transgender woman who fled her abusive parents and hopes to pursue her passion as a violinist.

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki