An Unkindness of Ghosts Lib/E Contributor(s): Solomon, Rivers (Author), Boothe, Cherise (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538474980 ISBN-13: 9781538474983 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $94.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Science Fiction - Apocalyptic & Post-apocalyptic |
Dewey: 813.6 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 6.5" (0.70 lbs) |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, she'd 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 ship's 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 lot-if she's willing to sow the seeds of civil war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boothe, Cherise: - Cherise Boothe, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, has worked extensively in theater, film, television, and narration. She has appeared in numerous regional plays, as well as in television shows such as The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and Gossip Girl. She holds an MFA in acting from New York University. She was a finalist in 2015 for the prestigious Audie Award for best multivoiced narration. Solomon, Rivers: -Rivers Solomon graduated from Stanford University with a degree in comparative studies in race and ethnicity and holds an MFA in fiction from the Michener Center for Writers. |