This was not a book for me and I DNF:ed it about 100 pages in because I could not get into the story. I would like this to not be a fantasy because the political stand point is so important. I received a free eARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

The story revolves around a boy, who has grew up listening to his mother's ridiculous stories about being some otherworldly creatures. He has always thought about those stories as the product of her imagination, but the story starts to be distorted when the cracks in reality appears. He has lived all his teenage years under the shelter of his parents, having a privileged life, pursuing an innocent love, now faces the gruesome reality of terror as faced by black people.

The story is well-written and I was firmly intrigued by the character of sojourner. Her story is truly fascinating and saddening. The dialogues are well-intended, the only query I faced was the awkward scene of intimate connection between Sean and his lover. I didn't felt that the scene needed to be there.

Anyone looking for a good science thriller with an in-depth background of characters perspective and the whys of their perceptions, they can read this story.
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This was a wonderfully done novel, it had that parallels to real life events in the 1970s and had a scifi element that I was looking for. The concept worked well overall and I thought it worked well overall with the characters. I thought the Civil Rights era worked overall and glad it told the story it did. Errick Nunnally has a strong writing style and glad I got to read this.

I cannot describe The Queen of Saturn and the Prince in Exile as a coming of age book. It is a fantasy-tragedy about a young teen, Sean, whose parents are involved in a Black power group.
As someone interested in the era, and who enjoys political analogies in a fantasy book, I was interested in reading this book based on the blurb.
Though, after careful consideration, I do not recommend this book.
Nothing about it held my interest, and unfortunately, the idea, the clever, and perhaps curious idea behind this book did not feel well-executed to me at all.
The writing is not subtle, the coming of age aspect, and Sean’s position in this story are not detailed, which is unfortunate. The major twist/event takes a large chunk of this book, and the potentially more informative and insightful parts are given less space.
I wish the book the very best of journeys. This was not my cup of tea.