{"product_id":"an-unkindness-of-ghosts-9781617755880","title":"An Unkindness of Ghosts","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Best Book of 2017: NPR, the \u003cem\u003eGuardian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Bustle, Bookish\u003c\/em\u003e, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Chicago Public Library, \u003cem\u003eBook Scrolling\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's 50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the past decade, selected by NPR\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCLMP Firecracker Award Winner!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Stonewall Book Award Honor Book!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinalist for the 2018 \u003cem\u003eLocus\u003c\/em\u003e Award, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the Lambda Literary Award\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNominated for the 2018 Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Novel!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eASTER HAS LITTLE TO OFFER FOLKS\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS \u003cem\u003eMatilda, \u003c\/em\u003e a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations, \u003cem\u003eMatilda\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617755880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rivers Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600614162613,"sku":"9781617755880","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_307e680e-8258-4d7c-90f3-6afd5673088a.jpg?v=1707210268","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-unkindness-of-ghosts-9781617755880","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}