The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1)

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Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as children While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action While his sister received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be What s , he saw the sickness at the heart of his mother s Protectorate.A rebellion is growing The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state Unwilling to continue to play a pawn in his mother s twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from his sister Mokoya Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond he shares with his twin sister Best Read Books The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1) By J.Y. Yang – kino-fada.fr My Video Review this was so good I really liked the society and how everything was set up Akeha was such a great character to read about, and I liked the dynamic between Akeha and Moko Their abilities were awesome and I loved the magic system The Slack was really cool and I liked that the twins could communicate through it instead of talking out loud when they wanted Also, in this world, people do not immediately have a gender assigned to them They confirm o My Video Review this was so good I really liked the society and how everything was set up Akeha was such a great character to read about, and I liked the dy...This was an excellent little novella I read it all in one sitting Even though it was short, the world building is rich No words were wasted on infodumps, and the story and surrounding world was told organically.The characters were wonderful Akeha especially, experiences a lot of growth over the course of these chapters I did not like him at first I thought he was a little closed minded, childish, too dependent on his sister, but his story grew and really made you care for him.The writing w This was an excellent little novella I read it all in one sitting Even though it was short, the world building is rich No words were wasted on infodumps, and the story and surrounding world was told organically.The characters were wonderful Akeha especially, experience...Y all, this book It s difficult to put into words how amazing this novella is Within it is an expertly crafted world, built subtly but convincingly, complex characters, political strife that actually feels important, and an interesting magic system Through this novella, Yang explores gender and sexuality people in this world are born without a gender, and are thus referred to wit...Tremendous and highly original fantasy novella, one of a pair starting a series You know how loads of fantasy is set in a sort of not Europe but really This is set in a not Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and Nepalese echoes rather than the standard German, Italian, Ruritanian Beautifully delineated world, lovely social, political and magical development And the gender Kids are all they until they pick a gender, which they can do aged three or sixteen or never A default they for everyone W Tremendous and highly original fantasy novella, one of a pair starting a series You know how loads of fantasy is set in a sort of not Europe but really This is set in a not Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and Nepalese echoes rather than the standard German, Italian, Ruritanian Beautifully delineated world, lovely social, political and magical development And the gender Kids are all...There s a lot of interesting ideas in J.Y Yang s debut, The Black Tides of Heaven, but they are rarely given the requisite time to breathe This is, in part, due to the way that Yang has decided to roll out their Tensorate series Instead of a novel, the series arrives on the scene in two novellas from Tor.com s novella imprint which I ve previously enjoyed So, for being a brief read, the book covers a lotground that it s modest page count would suggest.The tale in The Black Tides of He There s a lot of interesting ideas in J.Y Yang s debut, The Black Tides of Heaven, but they are rarely given the requisite time to breathe This is, in part, due to the way that Yang has decided to roll out their Tensorate series Instead of a novel, the series arrives on the scene in two novellas from Tor.com s novella imprint which I ve previously enjoyed So, for being a brief read, the book covers a lotground that it s modest page count would suggest.The tale in The Black Tides of Heaven revolves around twin siblings Akeha and Mokoya, children of ...Listen There s basically a 100% chance that anything Kate Elliott calls effortlessly fascinating is going to be wonderful, so it s no surprise that this pair of novellas by J.Y Yang are pretty close to perfect Yang has crafted a meticulously beautiful fantasy world that cleverly melds science and magic together with a central sibling relationship that sustains the heart of both books Much will surely be made of Yang s treatment of gender and sexuality, and any accolades on that score are w Listen There s basically a 100% chance that anything Kate Elliott calls effortlessly fascinating is going to be wonderful, so it s no surprise that this pair of novellas by J.Y Yang are pretty close to perfect Ya...This book is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2017, in conjunction with its companion novel,The Red Threads of FortuneThe author has stated that both are considered standalone novellas This is a review of the ARC, received courtesy of Tor in exchange for an honest review.My review of The Red Threads of Fortune can be found here Actual rating 3.5 starsThis series hooked me in right from the synopsis two novellas written by a self d This book is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2017, in conjunction with its companion novel,The Red Threads of FortuneThe ...Akeha and Mokoya are the twin main characters of this story They are the children of the Protector, a lady who holds sway over politics and muchin the land where they live, but their mother is scheming and manipulative and not someone to cross As children they are given into the care of the Great Monastery and they re raised for most of their young lives there Whilst they live there Mokoya discovers they have prophetic abilities, and toget...I was really impressed with J.Y Yang s The Black Tides of Heaven This was a novella that felt like reading an entire novel because of everything that it covered The world building was phenomenal, what they did with gender in this was fantastic, especially the entire coronation of picking the gender I...4.75 stars.JY Yang is now one of my favorite authors.When I read their noveletteWaiting on a Bright Moonearlier this year, I knew I had to try their novella series And The Black Tides of Heaven did not disappoint.It s the story of two twins, Akeha whose PoV we follow and Mokoya who has with a prophetic gift We follow them from their birth to the days of the revolution that is forever changing the Tensorate The constant time jumps did p...

The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1)
  • English
  • 15 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 236 pages
  • 076539541X
  • J.Y. Yang
  • The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate #1)