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Weird as heck. It's a SFF of the sort where magic and tech coexist, set in a religious fable about warring gods and vice and virtue, only the fable is real too. Absolutely extraordinary set up that plays with ideas in a totally committed way without ever losing sight of the (extremely flawed and real) humans at the centre of the story. Also, there is no weird-ass plot turn that this author will not take, which makes for a spectacular ride if you're happy to hang on. Set in an Africa which was never afflicted by slavery or colonialism (a fact casually chucked out in a gleefully understated way).
I absolutely loved it. I can see how it would not be to everyone's taste, but I loved the combination of magic, science, folktale, religion, fable. This author amazes me.
Gender note: there's four basic genders in this world (most people are twins and have some level of chimera genetic exchange with the twin so some are 'kigen', ie intersex ), and trans rep. This is front and centre, and is played with a lot including bigotry against kigens, so just a heads up.
I absolutely loved it. I can see how it would not be to everyone's taste, but I loved the combination of magic, science, folktale, religion, fable. This author amazes me.
Gender note: there's four basic genders in this world (most people are twins and have some level of chimera genetic exchange with the twin so some are 'kigen', ie intersex ), and trans rep. This is front and centre, and is played with a lot including bigotry against kigens, so just a heads up.
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That sounds intriguing!
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Heather Romanowski wrote: "That sounds intriguing!"I loved it, though I can see how people wouldn't get it. Her Prey of Gods is also superb and maybe a bit more...ugh, 'accessible' isn't the word, and nor is 'less weird'. It has a more familiar shape to it, put it that way.
"...there is no weird-ass plot turn that this author will not take..." Yes! You put what I wanted to say into words. I feel weird about it, but I think I will like it much more as I think about it.
