The Alchemist and the Executioness
Format: audiobook
ASIN: 8649246
Publisher: Audible Frontiers
I'm sorry I waited so long to listen to this. Enjoyed both stories, though I was not satisfied with the ending of The Alchemist.
Two good but not great stories in a shared universe. In this universe, magic is fairly routinely used however it causes a truly awful plant called "Bramble" to sprout up everywhere. I thought The Alchemist was the stronger of the two. They are both worthy but flawed. 3.5 stars
Two novellas set in the same universe and here packaged together. The universe was interesting, and the stories both all right. The claim is that the authors were answering a challenge to write in this genre about middle aged women; the assumption seemed to be that this hadn't been done, making me s...
Currently available only as an audiobook, this novella consists of two short stories set in the same world. It's very good, set in a world that is late Middle Ages or early Renaissance technologically, but resembling India or Southeast Asia culturally. In this world, magic is a powerful tool that an...
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