LIGHT FROM OTHER STARS

Narrator Kyla Garcia skillfully leads listeners through a story of space travel and distorted time. Nedda Papas is one of four astronauts on a mission to save humanity by colonizing a new planet, but their ship is going haywire. Garcia delights with distinct personalities for each member of the international crew as they struggle to reach their destination. In flashbacks to Florida in 1986, we hear 11-year-old Nedda thrilled and then devastated by the CHALLENGER launch. Garcia uses a youthful, determined voice to emphasize Nedda's curiosity, and then her growing fear as she discovers that her father's invention has triggered a catastrophe. Garcia enlivens the complex relationships between Nedda and her parents, using cool tones for her seemingly distant mother and a deeper, affectionate voice for her father. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2019]