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Victoria Goddard
Description
What the gods desire, they take. When the gods take a person, there is not much one can do about it, even if there seems something strange and terrible about the god. Through the gates of the eastern mountains pass only the gods, the dead, and the heroes of legend. Mere mortals do not go farther than the tombs lining the roads of the Middle Desert. Except for the daughters of the Bandit Queen of the Oclaresh, that is. The lord of the Blue Wind took their youngest sister. When Pali and Arzu discover that there is something gravely wrong, they decide that the gods work through the hands of men, that justice binds everyone & mdash;god, man, djinn, or demon & mdash;and that they are not afraid of the road east.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
A very odd story - partly because it's written in mythic language, at least in part, and partly because it's very hard to perceive the characters through their roles (see: mythic language). But I definitely want to read the next.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Really wonderful short story in the 9 Worlds universe, a prequel to the Red Company. What I loved was the fairy tale aspect — flawlessly mythic, but keeping the traditions of testing in order to achieve impossible goals. Loved that while it calls on familiar tales (Bluebeard, genies, hill of
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LibraryThing member quondame
Two Avramapul sisters use their crafts and skills to rescue the third whose beauty has caught the attention of an ambitious deity.
LibraryThing member bell7
Once there were three sisters: the first went off to earn her fortunate making carpets, the second became a fighter, and the youngest was stolen away by the wind to be his wife. She is allowed to ask him anything, but must spend a day in silence for each question. When she becomes unhappy, her two
Another delightful story from Victoria Goddard, who really impresses me with her ability to write different story lengths and tones that fit what she's trying to do. This one reads like a fairy tale, and what an inventive tale it is. I was carried along by how it all unfolded and enjoyed the writing. It's not my favorite of hers - I prefer to get to know the characters a little more, and as in most fairy tales they're sort of kept at arm's length - but she does what she sets out to do well.
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older sisters come to rescue her.Another delightful story from Victoria Goddard, who really impresses me with her ability to write different story lengths and tones that fit what she's trying to do. This one reads like a fairy tale, and what an inventive tale it is. I was carried along by how it all unfolded and enjoyed the writing. It's not my favorite of hers - I prefer to get to know the characters a little more, and as in most fairy tales they're sort of kept at arm's length - but she does what she sets out to do well.
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Original publication date
2017-03-20
Local notes
Sisters Avramapul, 1
DDC/MDS
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