Sisters of the Forsaken Stars

176 pages

English language

Published Feb. 14, 2022

ISBN:
978-1-250-78214-4
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The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita navigate the far reaches of space and challenges of faith in Sisters of the Forsaken Stars, the follow-up to Lina Rather's Sisters of the Vast Black, winner of the Golden Crown Literary Society Award.

“We lit the spark, maybe we should be here for the flames.”

Not long ago, Earth’s colonies and space stations threw off the yoke of planet Earth’s tyrannical rule. Decades later, trouble is brewing in the Four Systems, and Old Earth is flexing its power in a bid to regain control over its lost territories.

The Order of Saint Rita—whose mission is to provide aid and mercy to those in need—bore witness to and defied Central Governance’s atrocities on the remote planet Phyosonga III. The sisters have been running ever since, staying under the radar while still trying to honor their calling.

Despite the sisters’ secrecy, the story …

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A very solid followup to one of my favorite novellas in recent memory. This very much feels like a middle part, not in that I expect a third (though I wouldn't complain) but in that the physical action takes a back seat to the way characters both think of themselves and relate to each other in the wake of the events of the first story and the repercussions they've had on the world they inhabit.

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