by Aliette de Bodard
I didn’t know what to expect from this novella, and I picked it up more or less on a whim, so I was understandably impressed. We have Linh, a former magistrate from a provincial planet in this future Dai Viet empire, arriving on Prosper Station as a refugee to take advantage of family ties she has...
The description makes you think that this book is mostly about the "Honored Ancestress" and her failing mind ship powers, but really 90% of this book is basically a fight between Lihn and Quyen because Lihn wants her respect and Quyen wants to be respected. Then there are some family issues that hap...
I have read the reviews before I bought this book - in fact I bought it on a strength of the review by a very tough critic and she gave it unqualified highest praise. I do think that this story is a perfect novella. As many stated the setting is an ancient Vietnam in space, and I usually scowl at an...
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