The Kindly Ones

by Melissa Scott

The Kindly Ones by Melissa Scott

The planet Orestes has a ruthless society which condemns miscreants to a "social death" in "ghost colonies". However, the regime comes under criticism and a struggle begins to liberate the "ghosts".

Amazon: Check Best Offer

Science Fiction

Release date: 1987

Book Order

Your Rating

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Standard Shelves

Readers also enjoyed

Pandora's Star (The Commonwealth Saga #1)

★ 9.70 / 10

Barrayar (Vorkosigan)

★ 9.32 / 19

Memory (Vorkosigan)

★ 9.26 / 19

A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan)

★ 9.12 / 16

Embassytown

★ 9.00 / 10

Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan)

★ 8.94 / 17

Flowers for Algernon

★ 8.92 / 25

Join the Discussion

You can post as a guest or sign in for more features.

Have questions about this book or want to share your thoughts? Join the conversation!

Melissa Scott

Melissa Scott (born 1960) is an American science fiction and fantasy author noted for her science fiction novels featuring LGBT characters and elaborate settings.

More books by Melissa Scott

Finders

Unrated

Point of Sighs (Astreiant #4)

Unrated

The Rule of Five: Year One (The Rule of Five #1)

Unrated

Alien Lord's Captive

Unrated

Lost Queen (Stargate Atlantis)

Unrated

Oath Bound (The Order of the Air #5)

Unrated

Wind Raker (The Order of the Air #4)

Unrated

Third Path (Stargate Atlantis: Legacy #8)

Unrated

A Death at the Dionysus Club (Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey #2)

Unrated

Silver Bullet (The Order of the Air #3)

Unrated

Ouroboros (Stargate SG-1)

Unrated

Death by Silver (Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey #1)

Unrated

Fairs' Point (Astreiant #3)

Unrated

Steel Blues (The Order of the Air #2)

Unrated

Inheritors (Stargate Atlantis: Legacy #6)

Unrated

Secrets (Stargate Atlantis: Legacy #5)

Unrated

Point of Knives (Astreiant)

Unrated

Lost Things (The Order of the Air #1)

Unrated

Point of Dreams (Astreiant #2)

★ 8.00 / 2

The Jazz

Unrated

The Shapes of Their Hearts

Unrated

Dreaming Metal

Unrated

The Garden (Star Trek: Voyager (numbered novels) #11)

★ 6.00 / 1

Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel

Unrated

Night Sky Mine

Unrated

Shadow Man

Unrated

Point of Hopes (Astreiant #1)

★ 6.00 / 1

Proud Helios (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #9)

Unrated

Trouble and Her Friends

★ 6.00 / 1

Burning Bright

Unrated

Dreamships

★ 8.00 / 1

Mighty Good Road

Unrated

The Armor of Light

Unrated

The Roads of Heaven (Silence Leigh)

Unrated

The Empress of Earth (Silence Leigh #3)

Unrated

A Choice of Destinies

Unrated

Silence in Solitude (Silence Leigh #2)

Unrated

Five-Twelfths of Heaven (Silence Leigh #1)

Unrated

The Game Beyond

Unrated