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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence including torture and execution of enslaved people
Language
Some
Strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content including sexual violence against enslaved people
Substance Use
Barely any
Drug use in the setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Racial slavery, trauma, and the psychology of survival under sustained oppression
What this book is about
Aster lives in the lower decks of a generation ship where the dark-skinned passengers are kept as an enslaved labor caste by the pale-skinned upper deckers. Solomon's debut SF novel is an unflinching examination of slavery and race through the lens of science fiction, with a neurodivergent protagonist and a world of brutal beauty.
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Slavery and racial violence (graphic)
Sexual violence against enslaved characters
Deeply disturbing content
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