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Rafe is accepted as an elite webber (a navigator) on a starship but there is a mystery about his past.

The slices of life aboard the starship were well done, but the wider world-building wasn't quite as well illuminated, which meant the background mystery and politicking wasn't as enthralling as it had the potential to be

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This is a compelling sci fi novel that feels contemporary even though it was originally published in 1988.

Some of the tech is a bit dated but that doesn't really impact the believability of the story.

The thing that I really appreciate is how diverse the characters are and how normalised it is. Something even contemporary sci fi sometimes struggles with.

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The world Wright creates includes women in power, queer characters and relationships, characters with disabilities, people of colour. A world with no apparent sexism, racism, or homophobia and it is realistic.

It is a compelling book and I'm sad that there isn't more in the universe because I want to know what happens next!

A very strong Space Opera - it feels very contemporary, & aside from the tech which seems a bit quaint now, it's hard to believe it's from 1988. And much like Becky Chambers, who wrote an intro to the reissue, I also wish that I had discovered it back in the day - it would have been a revelation to me then. Now, it is just a well told story with tons of political intrigue and some nice character work. (continued below)

I started A MATTER OF OATHS last night. It‘s 1980s SF that got a fancy reissue a couple years back, but prior to that the author made it free on her website. I‘ve had it sitting on La TBR for close to five years.

I‘m not totally hooked yet, but I like it a lot. Wright‘s prose is highly readable and her worldbuilding feels organic.

This is an interesting space opera, that deserves to be better known. It is part mystery - what is the background of the mindwiped Oathbreaker Rafe?

Both the science fictional aspects and the mystery are engaging with interesting characters.

I'm so used to sci fi from the 80s feeling dated, but this holds up so well. This could have been written this year. I'd call it a small space opera. It has a fantastic set of characters from all different backgrounds. There's just enough hints to see that there's a bigger world out there than the reader is given. So glad this is back in print. #gayscifi #queerpoc #awesomebossoldladies

Loved it, a little irritated I took so long to get round to it. Fans of Ann Leckie and Becky Chambers in particular will want to give it a go -- and hurrah, it was recently rereleased. And that ending...!

Picked this up while working just to decide if I wanted to read it once I was done... guiltily emerged 50 pages later.

Considering that this was first published in 1988, there are characters of colour, gay characters and women in positions of unquestioned authority. This deserves to be more widely known, it‘s a shame that the author didn't publish anything else that I know of or have been able to find. If she did, I would find it, read it and no doubt recommend it!
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