A queer mother navigates grief and parenting in a surveillance state, finding hope in community.
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A queer mother navigates grief and parenting in a surveillance state, finding hope in community.
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Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction Dept. of Speculation meets Black Mirror in this lyrical, speculative debut about a queer mother raising her daughter in an unjust surveillance state In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted a radical new form of law enforcement: rather than incarceration, wrongdoers are given a second (and sometimes, third, fourth, and fifth) shadow as a reminder of their crime—and a warning to those they en...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Minor romantic themes tied to past relationship; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Minor implied violence through societal oppression; no graphic scenes described.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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Moderate alcohol use by protagonist as coping mechanism; not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Central queer protagonist and themes of identity, loss, and resistance.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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Minor speculative elements with shadows as symbolic punishment; not traditional magic.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonic content present.
Political content
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Major themes of systemic oppression and surveillance in a dystopian society.
Self-harm / suicide
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Minor themes of shame and emotional struggle; no explicit self-harm depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate societal abuse and discrimination against Shadesters; systemic suffering.
Other
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