{"product_id":"an-unkindness-of-ghosts-9781617755880","title":"An Unkindness of Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e--One of \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's \u003cem\u003e50 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Solomon debuts with a raw distillation of slavery, feudalism, prison, and religion that kicks like rotgut moonshine . . . Stunning.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAster 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.\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rivers Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\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\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617755880","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706747752585,"sku":"9781617755880","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_987f8784-2a42-4e11-a6a3-6771df2b01d9.jpg?v=1719464517","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/an-unkindness-of-ghosts-9781617755880","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}