On the planet of Jerusalem, Science is not just celebrated but entirely necessary to the colonists' continued success. But just because the brilliant minds of Ruth Samuelsdaughter and Martha Thomassdaughter help underpin their way of life, it doesn't mean the men that run the religious colony will grant them free choice over their lives. It's a new planet, but it's the same old patriarchy. Inspired by authors such as Margaret Atwood and John Wyndham, not to mention many women's daily reality, this dystopian tale pits a pair of female friends against the rigid religious structures that would dictate how they live. If they are going to escape it will be on a wing and a prayer. "This story has so much depth, so many nuances, I could write a 1,000 word critical analysis of it. The sheer expanse of the universe created, working out the salient features of a whole new world, an entirely mythical planet - which is so different from our world in some ways and yet so similar in others - is an imaginative feat." - verseandworse2 "Profoundly depressing and deeply enthralling. Something about it reminds me of Seth Dickinson's novels, which I mean as an unrestrained compliment." Enochlesis
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