Books by Yume Kitasei

“The Deep Sky is a feminist sci-fi thriller about an interstellar voyage that is knocked off course by an explosion. The ship is already halfway to another planet, and the crew begins to turn against each other as they try to figure out what has happened. What caused the explosion? Who did it? Who wants to sabotage the mission? I say it’s a feminist space thriller because it’s the inverse of a lot of old science fiction. The entire crew of the Phoenix is selected for their ability to give birth, so there are no cis men on board. The main character is biracial, so the story delves into impostor syndrome, feeling like you’re not enough, and wanting to find meaning in your life. I wrote it during the pandemic when I was feeling big feelings. I joke that in the first draft of this book, there was somebody bursting into tears in every single chapter. It was an outlet into which I channeled all the rage and the helplessness of 2020. But it’s fundamentally a hopeful book about trying to achieve something better for the next generation.” Read more...

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Yume Kitasei, Novelist