An Unkindness of Ravens An Unkindness of Ravens An Unkindness of Ravens is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell. It was first published in 1985, and features her popular protagonist Inspector Wexford, and is the 13th entry in the series. On American publication, it was shortlisted for the MWA Edgar Award, alongside another Rendell novel, "The Tree of Hands", meaning she has the remarkable distinction of being one of only two authors in the award's history to have had "two" novels on the shortlist in any one year (the other being Charlotte Armstrong). "Ravens" was adapted as a play by theatre professor Joel
An Unkindness of Ghosts Unkindness of Ghosts" was a finalist for the 30th Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, and led to Solomon being shortlisted for the 2018 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. "Kirkus Reviews" considered the book "entertaining", with the "Matilda" being a "well-crafted world" and noting that the "refreshingly visible and vital" diversity of its population lessens the extent to which the dictatorial Sovereignty "feels like a familiar dystopic trope." "Publishers Weekly" called it "stunning", but stated that the "worldbuilding by poetry" and "many layers of metaphor" may disappoint readers seeking hard science fiction. In "Locus",