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One of Esquire magazines 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time

Solomon debuts with a raw distillation of slavery, feudalism, prison, and religion that kicks like rotgut moonshine . . . Stunning. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. Shes used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, shed be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remains of her world.

Aster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations, Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ships leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster. Embroiled in a grudge with a brutal overseer, Aster learns there may be a way to improve her lotif shes willing to sow the seeds of civil war.

Author: Rivers Solomon
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781617755880
Language: English