When We Were Starless by Simone HellerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a strong entry for the Hugos this year. It's a postapocalyptic tale of a nomadic tribe just barely getting by on the leavings of a previous civilization. In that sense it is pretty familiar. The protagonist, Mink, is an obviously non-human being, a scout and "ghost banisher" for her tribe. Part of the fun of this story is trying to figure out what Mink is, and what her relationship is to the "ghost" (a human hologram) that she is supposed to be banishing. Mink does a lot of reflecting on the lot of her people, and whether they can keep going as they are. It isn't a super-easy read since it is very tightly packed, but it's well worth the effort to work through. It's a strong three stars, tempting to give it a four but not quite.
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