Lina Rather is a Creative Genius. I devoured SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK during 2020's Space Opera September and adored it, longing for a sequel. SISTERS OF THE FORSAKEN STARS is equally fantastic! Now although it can be read as a standalone, do yourself a favor and read both books, in order, to perceive the true flavor of character evolution and unfolding plot issues.

This Series, while Feminist Science Fiction with an LGBTQ+ rep, is also metaphysical, philosophical, classical, and pacifist. The established Church plus centralized government are kept under the spotlight, and the revelations come at almost faster-than-light-speed. Ms. Rather x-rays her characters, one and all: they can't hide from the reader nor even from themselves.

I hope this Series continues until the Heat death of the Universe.