An absolutely stunning debut that will enthrall literary and sci-fi readers alike. Luminous is set in a future unified Korea filled with robots, but at its heart it is a novel about three fractured siblings: robot personality programmer Morgan, who struggles to make meaningful human connections; robot crimes detective Jun, haunted by his past in the war, and their robot brother Yoyo, forever twelve, who lives in a scrapyard and makes friends with nearby schoolchildren. This novel is a rush to the senses, gorgeous, glorious, luminous.
Luminous by Silvia Park, (List Price: $29.99, Simon & Schuster, 9781668021668, March 2025)
Reviewed by Fisher Nash, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky