In case you missed it, this short thread from @bpladek.bsky.social describes RAKESFALL so much better than anything I've managed to articulate (and I am totally going to steal bits of it when people ask what the book is about)

BPbpladek.bsky.socialJul 23, 2024 6:38pm

on the brilliant RAKESFALL by @vajra.me, which you should go read NOW: this is philosophical SFF at its absolute best. RAKESFALL's allegory loosely follows a set of reincarnated resistance fighters whose malleable relation it uses to tackle a stunning # of ideas (thread, 1/5):

So, as a white Murican I need this book? Is that what I'm hearing?

As a writer who never seems to know what my subconscious is REALLY writing about until the first draft is done, I am so pleased for you! What a gift to have someone lovingly condense things so well. (Haven't gotten to Rakesfall yet, but going by Saint, I'm looking forward to it!)

Definitely refer people to the thread because I bought it on that basis a few minutes ago.