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128 pages • first pub 1972 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473205789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Edition Pub Date: 26 March 2015
The reader who will most appreciate this book is someone who is comfortable with a dark, morally complex meditation on colonialism and human nature, willing to sit with the emotional toll of violence, and curious about how oppression can corrode both oppressor and oppressed.
Description
When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans,...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 70%
dark: 67%
sad: 46%
challenging: 41%
emotional: 33%
tense: 33%
adventurous: 30%
inspiring: 11%
mysterious: 10%
hopeful: 9%
informative: 4%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Rape, Racism, Sexual violenceMinor
Drug use, Sexism, Xenophobia
128 pages • first pub 1972 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473205789
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Edition Pub Date: 26 March 2015
The reader who will most appreciate this book is someone who is comfortable with a dark, morally complex meditation on colonialism and human nature, willing to sit with the emotional toll of violence, and curious about how oppression can corrode both oppressor and oppressed.
Description
When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans,...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 70%
dark: 67%
sad: 46%
challenging: 41%
emotional: 33%
tense: 33%
adventurous: 30%
inspiring: 11%
mysterious: 10%
hopeful: 9%
informative: 4%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Rape, Racism, Sexual violenceMinor
Drug use, Sexism, Xenophobia