The Red Threads of Fortune (Tensorate #2)

The Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to JY Yang s Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls effortlessly fascinating For of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available now.Fallen prophet, master of the elements, and daughter of the supreme Protector, Sanao Mokoya has abandoned the life that once bound her Once her visions shaped the lives of citizens across the land, but no matter what tragedy Mokoya foresaw, she could never reshape the future Broken by the loss of her young daughter, she now hunts deadly, sky obscuring naga in the harsh outer reaches of the kingdom with packs of dinosaurs at her side, far from everything she used to love.On the trail of a massive naga that threatens the rebellious mining city of Bataanar, Mokoya meets the mysterious and alluring Rider But all is not as it seems the beast they both hunt harbors a secret that could ignite war throughout the Protectorate As she is drawn into a conspiracy of magic and betrayal, Mokoya must come to terms with her extraordinary and dangerous gifts, or risk losing the little she has left to hold dear. Read The Red Threads of Fortune (Tensorate #2) – kino-fada.fr This one is the second in the series, and it sof a monster hunt than the first book which is a coming of age and resistance story I think for me personally the monster hunt element wasn t my favourite, but the themes of the story are still super interesting and t...I read this in a sitting with its companion novella They re very different book 1 covers the best part of 40 years, 2 focuses in on Mokoya after she s lost her child, left her husband, and gone hunting naga dragons ish in the desert All the joys of the first book set in alt Asia, nonbinary characters, loads of strong women, positive queer and nontraditional relationships abounding, just none of the routine assumptions of so much fantasy, plus a great tale of treachery and monsters and bere I read this in a sitting with its companion novella They re very different book 1 covers the best part of 40 years, 2 focuses in on Mokoya after she s lost her child, left her husband, and gone hunting naga dragons ish in the desert A...I loved it eventhan the first one The Red Threads of Fortune is set after The Black Tides of Heaven, and it follows Mokoya s PoV She has left her husband Thennjay in the monastery, and now she s chasing a giant Naga trough the desert with the help of a pack of raptors.Yes, that s not what I expected giant raptors , but it works.I loved how this book focusedon the magical creatures There were some in Black Tides too, but they were never really developed and they definitely weren t I loved it eventhan the first one The Red Threads of Fortune is set after The Black Tides of Heaven, and it follows Mokoya s PoV She has left her husband Thennjay in the monastery, and now she s chasing a giant Naga trough the desert with the help of a pack of raptors.Yes, that s not what I expected giant raptors , but it works.I loved how this book focusedon the magical creatures There were some in Black Tides too, but they were never really developed and they definitely weren t the focus of the story This time, we saw a lot of magical, terrifying beasts.This is not only a fast paced adventure, however It s also a story about grief Mokoya wants to stop running away, but at the same time she can t she lost her daughter a few years ago, and living won t ever be as easy as it was before As it turns out, she s not the only one grieving, and grief is a monster in hi...After I finished off the first book in the series, I took the opportunity to read what some other popular review sites had to say about the Tensorate saga Just about every review had positive things to say about the novellas unique structure, compelling world building, and exploration of sexual identity and orientation So, I guess this series just isn t for me Certainly, The Red Threads of Fortune is my preferred of the two books Instead of compressing 35 years and two POVs into 160 pages, t After I finished off the first book in the series, I took the opportunity to read what some other popular review sites had to say about the Tensorate saga Just about every review had positive things to say about the novellas unique structure, compelling world building, and exploration of sexual identity and orientation So, I guess this series just isn t for me Certainly, The Red Threads of Fortune is my preferred of the two book...This, along with The Black Tides of Heaven, is an absolutely phenomenal story From the way Yang combines various influences into a compelling world and society to the way gender and sexuality is treated, you can feel how much care they put into their writing This novella isof a monster hunting story but there s still room for emotional scenes between the characters that pull on your heart strings and fascinating exposition about how the magic system of this universe works The Tensorate This, along with The Black Tides of Heaven, is an absolutely phenomenal story ...I feel like I could easily repeat my review for The Black Tides of Heaven and that would be sufficient To summarise I enjoyed the world but thought it was undeveloped I had hopes that with the second novella the world will be fleshed outHowever, I am still confused as to the magic system of the world The question of gender was such a new and exciting way to read However, following the story of multiple characters who prefer non binary genderless pronouns made it difficult to follo I feel like I could easily repeat my review for The Black Tides of Heaven and that would be sufficient To summarise I enjoyed the world but thought it was undeveloped I had hopes that with the second novella the world will be fleshed outHowever, I am still confused as to the magic system of the world The question of gender was such a new and exciting way to read However, following the story of multiple characters who prefer non binary genderless pronouns made it difficult to follow the story without re reading paragraphs to figure out who said what The name of the character written often could have solved this issue easily The story was action packed and faster moving than the first novella, however, for a story focused completely on Mokoya, I feel like I never learnt anythingabout that character Characterisation was lacking, which could be due to the leng... For the links and better readability, I suggest going to Just Love.I ll organise this review by first writing about what concerns both books, like the fantasy world, writing style, and the concept of gender and transgender in this series, and then I will have a short look at both books individually I ll try to keep it manageable in length, promise.When I saw the covers in a tweet, I couldn t but find outabout the books behind them I read an interview with the author and was evenint For the links and better readability, I suggest going to Just Love.I ll organise this review by first writing about what concerns both books, like the fantasy world, writing style, and the concept of gender and transgender in this series, and then I will have a short look at both books individually I ll try to keep it manageable in length, promise.When I saw the covers in a tweet, I couldn t but find outabout the books behind them I read an interview with the author and was evenintrigued when they said that the twin novellas could be read in any order From then on, I counted the days until their release I started with The Black Tides of Heaven and having read both books after another, I believe that this is the better starting point, but you can begin with the other one as well I saw the author mention that they actually wrote the latter first.The world building and setting give the impression of complexity without feeling overladen It s inventive regarding the magical system, society, and gend...More or less the same concepts and ideas Just not the coming of age building blocks plot Has a Naga a dragon or monster hunt adventure as the plot of the story The world building developed a fraction as compared to the 1st novel, but still limited to the nov...I received this ebook through the publisher via Netgalley.Yang has created an evocative Asian inspired world in her Tensorate series The setting is so immersive that I was slightly disoriented to start, but I soon found myself hooked Mokoya is a former prophet, embittered by the loss of her child She busies herself w... ARC provided by Tor in exchange for an honest review.

• English
• 04 September 2018
J.Y. Yang
• Paperback
• 213 pages
• 0765395398
• J.Y. Yang
• The Red Threads of Fortune (Tensorate #2)