Giselle, Aster’s close friend and sometimes lover, is the emotional core of the novel, where Aster is its brain. She understands that the world of the Matilda wasn’t built for her. These characteristics also describe Aster despite her difficulty with understanding social cues, she uses her mimicry abilities to pass as “normal” when she needs to achieve a goal. Solomon’s language is musical, heavy with both literal and figurative meaning, yet also clear and concise. Her rebellious spirit fuels her search for the truth, leading her to an act she’d long envisioned-and another she’d never dared to dream was possible. In her search for her mother, Aster uncovers far more than she ever suspected to about the ship and its purpose. But an early encounter with the man who will soon take the seat of power on the ship makes her a target. On Matilda, a generation starship presided over by a brutal authoritarian hierarchy, Aster does what she can to subvert the ruling powers’ hold over her and her chosen family. With An Unkindness of Ghosts, Rivers Solomon inarguably shows themselves to be a literary child of genre leader Octavia E. An Unkindness of Ghosts launches the career of a brilliantly gifted and important new writer in science fiction.
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