This proves yet again why Tchaikovsky is a master of the genre mash-up. Tchaikovsky takes beloved tropes to exciting new places, carried by memorable characters and clever prose. Tordotcom, 14.99 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-2-8 More By and About this Authorchevronright Featured Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Abandoned and unsure, Nyr knows the choice he makes now-to help or not-will define the rest of his life, and decide the fate of Lynesse’s world.
He broke protocol to help Astresse defeat the demon, really a leftover piece of Earth-built equipment run amok, and wonders if that transgression is why he’s been cut off from Earth for over 300 years. In truth, however, Nyr is not a mage but an anthropologist, the last of a team from Earth sent to study the colony that became Lynesse’s homeworld. When a demon ravages the countryside, Lynesse is determined to emulate her great-grandmother Astresse, who teamed up with the mysterious, ageless sorcerer Elder Nyr to destroy a monster. Though Lynesse is the mere Fourth Daughter of the Royal Line of Lannesite, she knows she’s capable of more than being the family hoyden. Clarke Award winner Tchaikovsky ( Children of Time) wows with this inventive and empathetic story of courage, science, and magic.
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