Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight

Posted on 07 May 2018 by Aliette de Bodard

Dust jacket by Maurizio Manzieri.A major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim.Come discover the breadth and endless invention of her universes, ranging from a dark Gothic Paris devastated by a magical war to the multiple award winning Xuya, a far future space opera inspired by Vietnamese culture where scholars administrate planets and sentient spaceships are part of families.In the Nebula award and Locus award winning Immersion , a young girl working in a restaurant on a colonized space station crosses paths with an older woman who has cast off her own identity In the novelette Children of Thorns, Children of Water , a shapeshifting dragon infiltrating a ruined mansion finds than he s bargained for when his partner is snatched by eerie, child like creatures And in the award winning Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight , three very different people a scholar, an engineer, and a spaceship all must deal with the loss of a woman who was the cornerstone of their world This collection includes a never before seen 20,000 word novella, Of Birthdays, and Fungus, and Kindness , set in Bodard s alternative dark Paris Limited 1250 signed numbered hardcover copiesTable of Contents Introduction The Shipmaker The Jaguar House, in Shadow Scattered Along the River of Heaven Immersion June The Waiting Stars Memorials The Breath of War The Days of the War, as Red as Blood, as Dark as Bile The Dust Queen Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight A Salvaging of Ghosts Pearl Children of Thorns, Children of Water Of Birthdays, and Fungus, and Kindness original novella Story Notes Best Download Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight [ By ] Aliette de Bodard [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I knew I needed to read Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight when I got to know that there was an f f novella in it about Emmanuelle and Selene from the Dominion of the Fallen series, and really, the main reason I love them are the scenes of them I saw in various short stories and novellas, this one included and it didn t disappoint I probably would have read this anyway because I always wantXuya universe and short stories set in space in general , but the fact that the novella wasn I knew I needed to read Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight when I got to know that there was an f f novella in it about Emmanuelle and Selene from the Dominion of the Fallen series, and really, the main reason I love them are the scenes of them I saw in various short stories and novellas, this one included and it didn t disappoint I probably would have read this anyway because I always wantXuya universe and short stories set in space in general , but the fact that the novella wasn t the only f f story was also a nice surprise.As one can guess from the title, most stories in Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight have something to do with a war If you think this could be repetitive, it s not, because these stories about war aren t sto...This is the first of Aliette de Bodard s works that I have read, drawn in by the beautiful cover Each story is poignant and heart rending, In general I do not care for stories that make me feel sad but these stories draw me in and I find myself wishing for .I received a cop...My introduction to Aliette de Bodard s work was initially her Nebula Award winning Xuya Universe novella The Tea Master and the Detective, a clever take on Sherlock Holmes and Watson, then her luminous novella, In the Vanishers Palace, both gorgeous editions from SubPress After finding so much to love, I snapped up the opportunity to read this first anthology of her shorter works short story to novella length Giving us stories set in the Xuya Universe, along with that of the Dominion of the My introduction to Aliette de Bodard s work was initially her Nebula Award winning Xuya Universe novella The Tea Master and the D...Most of this collection consists of stories in Aliette de Bodard s Xuya Universe, in which China colonized North America before Europe got there, which eventually resulted in an Asia dominated space age, and Chinese Xuya and Vietnamese i Vi t galactic empires Two other stories are in her Dominion of the Fallen world, set in a ruined Paris ruled by houses of fallen angels There are also a few standalone stories.The lightest reads are the Dominion of the Fallen ones One of those stories s Most of this collection consists of stories in Aliette de Bodard s Xuya Universe, in which China colonized North America before Europe got there, which eventually resulted in an Asia dominated space age, and Chinese Xuya and Vietnamese i Vi t galactic empires Two other stories are in her Dominion of the Fallen world, set in a ruined Paris ruled by houses of fallen angels There are also a few standalone stories.The lightest reads are the Dominion of the Fallen ones One of those stories serves as a short prequel to The House of Binding Thorns book 2 , while the other is a new novella set some time before The House of Sundering Flames book 3 Yes, I know that ruined Paris may not sound like a light read, but the first story involves a cooking competition and the second involves a disastrous birthday party.The other stories delve into deeper topics such as grief, communities in diaspora, the ...Marvelous collection of 14 tantalizing stories either Award Winners or nominees This is de Bodard s first collection a tour de force sampling of her oeuvre She proves to be a savant who has mastered the usage of the science fiction platform to express her meaningful commentary on society and culture Many of these stories are set in the Xuya Universe a Chinese colony on the West Coast which later as part of the Galactic empire seeds off into space In her universe the Chinese have Marvelous collection of 14 tantalizing stories either Award Winners or nominees This is de Bodard s first collection a tour de force sampling of her oeuvre She proves to be a savant who...Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.This is the first work by Aliette de Bodard that I ve read and I appreciate the genius and world building presented across this collection of fourteen sci fi fantasy short stories However, it s unfortunate that while reading these I also realized that short stories are not for me With each new tale, I felt suddenly dropped into unfamiliar territory and when I finally got my bearings, it was over and I desperately wan Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.This is the first work by Aliette de Bodard that I ve read and I appreciate the genius and world building presented across this collection of fourteen sci fi fantasy short stories However, it s unfortunate that while reading these I also realized that short stories are not for me With...Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard An excellent exotic collection of space fantasy that is like a soft petal opening to a razor s embrace Strong intense characters, betrayed allegiances, lost dark souls haunt these striking and poignant pages These fourteen stories include a new novella, Of Birthdays, and Fungus, and Kindness, and award winning Immersion If you are not familiar with this author, from page one you will begin a journey of sublime discovery that is rich a Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard An excellent exotic collection of space fantasy that is like...This is the first book I read by Aliette de Bodard and I m speechless as all the stories are amazing, poignant and well written.The world building is amazing and the character development is excellent.I want to read other works by this author.I strongly recommend it.I...The writing is beautiful as is the world building that the author has created I wish I could have loved thishowever, I felt disconnected from the characters and stories Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, Subterranean Press for allowing me to read the ARC.I d rate the individual stories from good, to very good, to excellent Lyrical prose, intriguing characters, and a consistency of theme make this a highly recommended collection.http www.templetongate.net wars mem

07 May 2018

Aliette de Bodard