The story of carceral and academic institutionalized power set on a generation starship with a centuries-old caste system, written in the vein of Rivers Solomon and Ursula K. Le Guin.
One is a River
Everyone is a Sea
The boy was raised among the Chained, shackled to an ever-rotating stream of work gangs, and condemned to toil in the Hold of a ship out amongst the stars for eternity.
His whole world changes—literally—when he is taken out of the Hold and brought upstairs to one of …
The story of carceral and academic institutionalized power set on a generation starship with a centuries-old caste system, written in the vein of Rivers Solomon and Ursula K. Le Guin.
One is a River
Everyone is a Sea
The boy was raised among the Chained, shackled to an ever-rotating stream of work gangs, and condemned to toil in the Hold of a ship out amongst the stars for eternity.
His whole world changes—literally—when he is taken out of the Hold and brought upstairs to one of the ship’s professors. The boy has been granted a scholarship, she says. He is no longer one of the Chained, and he is to receive an education. The woman—herself one generation removed from those imprisoned in the Hold—is dedicated to ensuring he succeeds, all while fighting for her own advancement.
But as the boy and the woman grow closer and learn from each other the physical and mental reality the other inhabits, together they embark on a journey to grasp the shape of the many chains that are both the tools of subjugation and the key to breaking free.
English language
Published 2024 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.