Conditions may apply. Continental US only. You must be 18+ to enter this contest. Promotion ends 6/30/23. For full Official Rules, see below.

Calling all musicians and music lovers! Cover this original song by Jessica Mary Best, “You’ve Got a Backup Plan, Right?,” inspired by Stars, Hide Your Fires, for the chance to win an annotated copy of the book, a pair of space earrings created by the author, and an enamel pin.

Waltz of “You’ve Got a Backup Plan, Right?” written by Jessica Mary Best. Instrumentation arranged and performed by Chiron Star. Vocals performed by Jessica Mary Best. Produced by Chiron Star.

How do I enter?

Use the Google form below to send an audio file (mp3 or WAV) or video file of your cover. Scroll down for the full lyrics and chords!

If you have trouble uploading your file to the Google form or do not have a Google account, please send an email to [email protected] with the requested information below and include [STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES Song Contest] in the subject line.

Requested information for email entry:

1. Please include your full name.
2. Send your audio file (mp3 or WAV) or video file of your cover as an attachment.
3. Confirm that you are 18+ and within the continental United States.
4. If you would like to be tagged in Quirk’s online promotion for the book using your audio or video, please provide your social media handle(s).

By submitting an audio or video entry, the entrant gives Quirk Books permission to use the audio or video on social media as additional promotion for the book. We will choose the song contest winner on or after July 10, 2023.

Lyrics and Chords

[G] So you’ve been framed
you’ve been out[C]classed
you’ve been out-[D]serpented
go ‘head and [Em]dance
oh it’s time to [D]spin
before this crime is [Am] pinned
you could still pull a [C] win

So [Em]one two three, one two three,
[G] eyes off your feet
[Am] Don’t speak the thoughts that you’ve
[D] Got on repeat

Too [Em] stubborn to die
Too [G] seasoned to plead
it’s [Am] time
for plan [D] B

The [Em] enemy of my [D] enemy’s
not a [C] friend to me usual [Am] ly
but [Em] when times get desperate
you [D] gotta accept it:
[C] strange bedfellows in [Am] deed

No way but [G] through
but through’s looking [C] rough
you may both be [D] clever
clever’s not e [Em]nough
fired up like a [D] thruster
no reason to [Am] trust her
but it’s time to [C] muster

So [Em] wish on yourselves
don’t [G] waste it on stars
The [Am] odds won’t be with you
but [D] they never are

Too [Em] late for escape
but too [G] soon for defeat
it’s [Am] time
for plan [D] B
it’s [Am] time
for plan [D] B
it’s [Am] time
for plan [Em] B

About the Book

“A delightfully mischievous adventure full of intrigue, betrayal, and a touch of romance. Get ready to join your new favorite rebel crew.”—Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the Summer

A wanted thief. A murdered emperor. A killer loose on the station.

Knives Out goes sci-fi in this gripping YA mystery set in space.

As an expert thief from a minor moon, Cass knows a good mark when she sees one. The emperor’s ball is her chance to steal a fortune for herself, her ailing father, and her scrappy crew of thieves and market vendors.

Her plan is simple:
1. Hitch a ride to the planet of Ouris, the dazzling heart of the empire.
2. Sneak onto the imperial palace station to attend the emperor’s ball.
3. Steal from the rich, the royal, and the insufferable.

But on the station, things quickly go awry. When the emperor is found dead, everyone in the palace is a suspect—and someone is setting Cass up to take the fall. To clear her name, Cass must work with an unlikely ally: a gorgeous and mysterious rebel with her own reasons for being on the station. Together, they unravel a secret that could change the fate of the empire.

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OFFICIAL RULES

IMPORTANT: Please read these Official Rules before entering the Stars, Hide Your Fires Song Contest (the “Contest”), presented by Quirk Books (“Sponsor”). By entering the Contest, you agree to the terms of these Official Rules. These Official Rules shall govern in the event of any inconsistency with other Contest-related materials.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. All federal, state, and local regulations apply. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED. Employees of Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, and agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their household are not eligible to enter the Contest.

ENTRY PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00 AM (ET) on June 1, 2023, and ends at 11:59 PM (ET) on June 30, 2023.

HOW TO ENTER: Entry via Google form https://forms.gle/QQViF3Nq42qRDYVb6.

If you are unable to send via Google form or do not have a Google account, you may submit an audio (mp3 or WAV file) to [email protected] with the subject line STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES SONG CONTEST. Please include your name and note that you are over 18 years of age and from the continental US in your email. By submitting an audio or video entry, the entrant gives the Sponsor permission to use the audio or video on social media as additional promotion for the book.

In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email account used for entry. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will result in disqualification. Entrants can only enter once and cannot use multiple accounts to enter. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information by entrants; lost or late entries or transmissions; interrupted or unavailable network, server, or other connections; scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic, technical malfunctions of any computer hardware, software, or any combinations thereof; or problems associated with any virus or any other damage caused to entrants’ systems. Incomplete or illegible entries will be voided.

Comments and/or posts including photographs or videos may not include obscene, offensive or inappropriate (in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion) material or defame any person, or otherwise infringe on any person’s proprietary rights. If you are posting a photograph or video, you must have permission from the photographer/videographer (or be the photographer/videographer yourself) and have permission from any persons who appear in the photo or video before submitting it.

PRIVACY POLICY: All information submitted in connection with entry to this Contest shall be governed by Sponsor’s privacy policy (at https://www.quirkbooks.com/page/privacy-policy). By entering this Contest, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this privacy policy.

PRIZE:

One (1) Winner will receive the following:

– A finished copy of Stars, Hide Your Fires, annotated by the author
– A Stars, Hide Your Fires enamel pin
– A pair of space earrings created by the author

Actual value of prize may vary. No transfer or cash or other substitution of all or part of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute the prize or prize component with another of comparable or greater value. Any and all taxes on the prize will be the responsibility of the winners. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, postponements, substitutions, changes in services, damage in the delivery of the prize, and/or loss of any prize in connection with delivery of the prize via mail. In the event that there is an insufficient number of eligible entries, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prizes.

WINNER SELECTION: One (1) Winner will be selected on or about July 10, 2023 from all eligible entries received by the entry deadline. The odds of winning depend on how many eligible entries have been received. Winners will be notified via email, and must respond within five (5) days of receipt. Winner may also be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release. Noncompliance with these conditions may result in forfeiture of the Prize, and Sponsor reserves the right to select alternate winners (from other eligible entries received before the deadline) in such circumstances. If winner notification of the Prize is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor may, at its discretion, select an alternate winner.

DISCLAIMERS/LICENSE: By competing in this Contest and/or accepting the prize, entrants agree that Sponsor, and its respective parent companies, assigns, subsidiaries and affiliates, and advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies and all of their respective employees, officers and directors will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by entrants for any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to person and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prizes, or participation in this Contest.

To the extent allowed by law, participation in the Contest in any way, or acceptance of, or participation in, any prize constitutes each entrant’s consent for, and grant of a non-exclusive, sub-licensable and assignable license to Sponsor to use, publish, post or display entrant’s name, social media handles, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, statements, as submitted in connection with the Contest, and prize information, regardless of whether altered, or used alone or with other material, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, for promotional, advertising, and publicity purposes in any medium now known or later discovered, worldwide and in perpetuity, without review or approval, and without further notice, payment, or consideration of any kind. All rights, consents and licenses granted to Sponsor under these Official Rules and/or any Affidavit of Eligibility and Release will survive the termination of this Contest.

RIGHT TO MODIFY OR CANCEL: Sponsor may cancel, suspend or modify the Contest or any part of it, in any way, if Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that the Contest is not capable of executing as Sponsor intended, or that any error, omission, fraud, technical failure, tampering, computer virus, or other factor, technical or otherwise, beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control, impairs or may impair Sponsor’s ability to properly conduct the Contest, subject to any applicable law or regulation.

In the event of any inconsistency between these Official Rules and any disclosure or other statement contained in any Contest-related materials, these Official Rules will govern.

DISPUTES: Any dispute arising from this Contest will be determined according to the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without reference to its conflict of law principles, and by entering the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Philadelphia County and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

WINNERS LIST: For a list of the Winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by October 10, 2023 to Christina Tatulli, Quirk Books, Attn: STARS HIDE YOUR FIRES SONG CONTEST, 215 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

SPONSOR: Quirk Books, 215 Church Street, Philadelphia PA 19106