Review & Discussion Guide
To the Guanjaareens, the death offered by Gatherers is a honor and a comfort. What do you think about their cultural reverence towards death? Do the Gatherers bring peace and purge corruption? Do only the ignorant fear Gatherers, or is Guanjaareh too powerful and too strange?
"Did you know that writing stories kills them? Of course it does. Words aren't meant to be stiff, unchanging things." How does the recording of stories change them?
What do you think about the treatment of women in Guanjaareh? Are they are "goddesses" while being
homekeepers? What about the importance of food, of offering, in seduction?
Do Gatherers "kill"? As the Sister says "I do not actually share my body with tithebearers, Apprentice. I merely give them dreams." Does the distinction matter?
What the The Killing Moon say about the themes of love, power, and corruption? What is the place of love in Guanjaareh? What about power? Corruption? Does Ehiru offer love and kindness by easing pain, or does real love cause pain and endure? Are all three tangled together or can they be separate?
Is the Prince insane or inspired? What do you think about his goal for peace?
What do you think of the Sunadi's statement, "...you are the victims here. The most pitiful victims of all, because you believe."
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