Alechia Dow
3 SeriesAlechia Dow is a YA sci-fi author known for her 2020 debut novel, "The Sound of Stars." Her works feature determined Black girls, reflecting her own identity.
In Alechia Dow's debut novel, "The Sound of Stars," Ellie, a seventeen-year-old girl in Ilori-controlled New York City, risks her life to maintain a secret library, despite the aliens' ban on emotional expression through music, art, and books. When young Ilori commander M0rR1S discovers her library, he is captivated by the music and spares her life. As they embark on a perilous journey thousands of miles away, armed only with books and their favorite albums, the fate of humanity rests in their hands. Together, Ellie and M0rR1S must create a story and a song that could save the world.
