The Justice Trilogy Explained

The Justice Trilogy, also called the Justice Cycle, was a series of young-adult science-fiction books written by Virginia Hamilton.^[1] Considered philosophically significant by critics within the field of young adult literature,^[2] the series is also notable as one of the first young-adult science fiction novels by a significant African American author.^[3]

The series consists of three books:^{[4] [5]}

• Justice and Her Brothers (1978). A young African-American girl finds her idyllic rural summer disturbed by the discovery that both she and her somewhat sinister twin brothers have powerful psychic powers.^[6]
• Dustland (1980). The siblings from the first volume, together with a friend, time travel into a strange post-apocalyptic future.^[7]
• The Gathering (1981). Justice and her brothers must overcome their sibling rivalries in order to defeat a malevolent entity from the future.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://chroniclesofharriet.com/2012/11/01/great-black-authors-of-science-fiction-fantasy/ The Chronicles of Harriet
2. Book: African-American voices in young adult literature: Tradition, transition, transformation. 9780810842724. Smith. Karen Patricia. 1994-01-28.
3. 3650538. Octavia Butler and Virginia Hamilton: Black Women Writers and Science Fiction. The English Journal. 92. 6. 70–74. Hampton. Gregory Jerome. Brooks. Wanda M. 2003.
4. https://openroadmedia.com/ebook/The-Justice-Trilogy/9781453276785 Open Road Media
5. Mitchell and Taylor, ed. Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature, page 221.
6. Kutenplon and Olmstead, Adult Fiction by African American Writers, page 92.
7. http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/justice-and-her-brothers/dustland/ Virginia Hamilton Books: Dustland
8. http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/justice-and-her-brothers/the-gathering/ Virginia Hamilton Books: The Gathering