Nghi Vo
Autore di The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Nghi Vo
Dragon Brides 5 copie
Neither Witch nor Fairy 2 copie
Opere correlate
Tor.com Nov/Dec 2023 Short Fiction — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1981-12-04
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Nazione (per mappa)
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Attività lavorative
- author
- Agente
- Diana Fox (Fox Literary)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Best First Lines (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 21
- Opere correlate
- 14
- Utenti
- 3,690
- Popolarità
- #6,869
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 190
- ISBN
- 38
- Lingue
- 3
The story could have been written in a much lighter manner, matching the tone of the series so far. Instead it leaned on the grief angle - both human and neixin (we already knew that these birds are special) - and the backstory of Chih and their friends. It is an exploration of families (both the ones you are born in and the ones you choose to be a part of) and loss. There are some bright moments so the story is not all dark and depressing and Chih shines without even trying - in the middle of personal grief, they somehow end up needing to safe the monastery and its way of life.
Almost Brilliant (and its baby!) provide the usual entertainment but even that is subdued. And of course there are the stories - for all in this world revolves around then so we get to see more of it.
The end may not have been surprising but it still manages to sound as if it may have been - there was really no other way to close that story without undoing all that was done and yet it feels like it only happened due to the stories who made it into people's heart and finally made them understand the others.
As with the rest of the series, it is a story of acceptance and of finding the way to understand the other. It probably won't work as a standalone (or it will lose a lot of its power without the rest of the series) but as a part of the cycle, it fits. And even if I appreciate the change of tone, I hope that we will be back on the road and in happier tales going forward.… (altro)