The best of all possible worlds

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Karen Lord: The best of all possible worlds (2013)

308 pages

English language

Published April 15, 2013

ISBN:
978-0-345-53405-7
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15743440

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Ultimately this is a book about optimism. Characters struggle and suffer, bad things happen, but the possibility for growth and happiness exists.

The plot is fairly simple. Following a genocidal attack, Sadiri refugees on the planet Cygnus Beta are struggling to continue their existence as a distinct culture. Their fundamental problem: most of the women were killed in the attack, leaving the refugees with an extreme imbalance of male survivors. In order to find an appropriate pool of potential brides, a joint delegation from the Sadiri community and the Cygnus Beta government travel around the world, visiting various locales in order to gather genetic samples
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Lord’s story centers on two characters: Grace Delarua and the Sadiri councilor Dllenahkh. She’s warm and empathetic. He’s cool and cerebral. You can guess how it goes. (But that’s OK. Sometimes judicious usage of a trope plays off well, and this is one of …

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