The Undefeated

This isn't a story about slavery, it's a story about white guilt, which I don't personally find a very worthy topic. A story about slavery should be centered on slaves, but this one takes it's sweet time glamorizing the life of rich slave owners and how they can come to regret– but not end– their participation in the slave trade. All the slave characters– genetically enhanced humans– are portrayed as mysterious others with inscrutable goals. The fall of the slave-holding planetary government is written as tragic.

Two stars for competent prose.