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Available
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Publication
Subterranean Press (Burton, Mich., 2019). 1st [signed, limited] edition, 1st printing. 384 pages. $40.00.
Description
"A major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre... Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim.Come discover the breadth and endless invention of her universes, ranging from a dark Gothic Paris devastated by a magical war; to the multiple award-winning Xuya, a far-future space opera inspired by Vietnamese culture where scholars administrate planets and sentient spaceships are part of families."--Publisher description.
User reviews
LibraryThing member amanda4242
I'd read a work or two of Aliette de Bodard before Of Wars, and Memories, and Stralight, but this stunning collection has made me an unabashed fan. Each story is an exquisite work of art, exploring identity, love, loss, pain, violence, and family.
Received via NetGalley.
Received via NetGalley.
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
The nice thing about this collection is that you can pick it up without knowing about the universes the stories are set and have an incredible read waiting for you. There is one new novella set in her Dominion of the Fallen series, but you don’t need to know the backstory to enjoy it. After
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reading a story set in Obsidian and Blood series, I now want to track down those books and read them. A great collection of short fiction and I can’t wait to read more from this writer. Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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LibraryThing member g33kgrrl
This was an excellent collection of stories and one novella from de Bodard. Exploring the Xuya universe is a delight, and the stories are a variety of fascinating and thought-provoking and emotional. I very much enjoyed this.
I received a free eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest
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LibraryThing member macha
i've been reading a lot of Aliette de Bodard's work over the last few years, and loving every bit of it, but this collection of various stories lands with great power, because in this format they are so connected by theme or folklore or feeling they play like a novel even though they are not. her
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favoured background setting involves an alternate Earth in which the Chinese empire discovers the American continents early on, eventually reaching the stars and continuing to dominate there for many years (as the Xuya Universe), until they are gradually overtaken by another Asian Empire developing out of this alternate history of Dai Viet. these diasporas combined with very old traditions attract many issues of identity and social class issues, and utilize differing symbolic cultural stories. the result is that they contain both exotic locales for far future cultures and wars, as well as addressing the usual issues of developing technology (for instance in one story humans are birthing their own shipminds), leading to a terrifically thoughtful and stimulating set of stories that can be treasured and reread long after because of all they are tied to. Show Less
LibraryThing member quantum.alex
DNF. Awesome ideas in a unique story universe--imperial Dai Viet interstellar civilization with neat tech, memplants and mindships in conflict with others; many themes but that of personal memories and how they can be maintained from one generation to the next looms large--but too much interior
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monologue and vague metaphorical phrasing instead of physical action, dialogue, and decisions slow the pacing down to a standstill. Show Less
Awards
Locus Award (Finalist — Collection — 2020)
British Fantasy Award (Nominee — Collection — 2020)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2019
Physical description
9.1 inches
ISBN
9781596069527
Local notes
"This special signed edition is limited to 1250 numbered copies. This is copy 496."