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Elfhome #2.5
Blue Sky
Blue Sky is a short story set in the Elfhome world, a fantasy series by Wen Spencer.
Pittsburgh – a city from Earth magically stranded on the world of elves. Captain of the Team Big Sky hoverbiking racing team, John Montana has lived in fear for his younger half-brother. Blue Sky isn't the only half-elf in Pittsburgh, but he's the only one whose father was one of the holy warrior caste, the sekasha. John has kept Blue Sky's parentage a secret because sekasha are above the law. They can kill anyone they want; take anything they want. When Blue Sky's secret is discovered, John's only hope to save his brother is their old friend, Tinker.
Pittsburgh – a city from Earth magically stranded on the world of elves. Captain of the Team Big Sky hoverbiking racing team, John Montana has lived in fear for his younger half-brother. Blue Sky isn't the only half-elf in Pittsburgh, but he's the only one whose father was one of the holy warrior caste, the sekasha. John has kept Blue Sky's parentage a secret because sekasha are above the law. They can kill anyone they want; take anything they want. When Blue Sky's secret is discovered, John's only hope to save his brother is their old friend, Tinker.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Wen Spencer
41 books894 followersJohn W. Campbell Award Winner Wen Spencer resides in paradise in Hilo, Hawaii with two volcanoes overlooking her home. Spencer says that she often wakes up and exclaims "Oh my god, I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific!" This, says Spencer, is a far cry from her twenty years of living in land-locked Pittsburgh.
The Elfhome series opener, Tinker, won the 2003 Sapphire Award for Best Science Fiction Romance and was a finalist for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Fantasy Novel. Wolf Who Rules, the sequel to Tinker, was chosen as a Top Pick by Romantic Times and given their top rating of four and a half stars. Other Baen books include space opera thriller Endless Blue and Eight Million Gods.
The Elfhome series opener, Tinker, won the 2003 Sapphire Award for Best Science Fiction Romance and was a finalist for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Fantasy Novel. Wolf Who Rules, the sequel to Tinker, was chosen as a Top Pick by Romantic Times and given their top rating of four and a half stars. Other Baen books include space opera thriller Endless Blue and Eight Million Gods.
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March 29, 2019
Still just as good the 2nd time around!
November 25, 2024
Short story introducing Blue Sky and his brother John Montana
August 29, 2024
5 stars.
Definitely needed for full enjoyment and clarity in book 3. Certainly not a standalone story.
Back when I first read Elfhome Elfhome 3 I hadn't read this. I missed out big time. I even remembered the confusion I felt back then when Blue Sky showed up, seemingly from nowhere, in Elfhome Elfhome 3. This is basically his back story. I'm so happy to have read this but it's very much a series title and I strongly recommend, even if you don't read short stories, to pay the 77p and get it in order to read it before Elfhome Elfhome 3. It's short but necessary.
Definitely needed for full enjoyment and clarity in book 3. Certainly not a standalone story.
Back when I first read Elfhome Elfhome 3 I hadn't read this. I missed out big time. I even remembered the confusion I felt back then when Blue Sky showed up, seemingly from nowhere, in Elfhome Elfhome 3. This is basically his back story. I'm so happy to have read this but it's very much a series title and I strongly recommend, even if you don't read short stories, to pay the 77p and get it in order to read it before Elfhome Elfhome 3. It's short but necessary.
October 8, 2017
Short story is included in project elfhome
I was thinking it was an expanded story with a few more chapters about Blue. Maybe when he meets Lemon Lime Jel-lo or new hover bike races with Oilcan and Tommy Chang. Or making friends with a young Tengu.
I was thinking it was an expanded story with a few more chapters about Blue. Maybe when he meets Lemon Lime Jel-lo or new hover bike races with Oilcan and Tommy Chang. Or making friends with a young Tengu.
August 9, 2018
Exciting Elfhome
This is a very good story in the Elfhome Universe. I highly recommend it for all readers who enjoy Science Fiction/Fantasy.
This is a very good story in the Elfhome Universe. I highly recommend it for all readers who enjoy Science Fiction/Fantasy.
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September 17, 2022Blue and John make a big decision that will affect the rest of their lives. Cute short story.
September 18, 2022
Blue sky by win Spencer is a short story In the Elfhome series
Blue sky and his brother John Are related to Tinker who is the Domi for a very powerful Elf clan.
Blue sky and his brother John Are related to Tinker who is the Domi for a very powerful Elf clan.
March 13, 2017
Really enjoy Wen Spencer's books and specifically the Elfhome series. This is a nice little story that sits between Wolf Who Rules and Elfhome.
February 11, 2016
The second of Wen Spencer's short stories related to the popular Elfhome book series. This one provides the background to Blue Sky, a supporting character who appeared in the third book of the series. Not required reading, but if you want to know a little more about the world and gain some insight into how the genetic programming of the elves by their overthrown Skin owners continues to impact them this story is for you.
The short story is a love story – between brothers and between a princess and her guards. Loyalty and love, unquestioned – but not unexamined. Should the human older brother keep his half brother at home or turn him over to his elven relatives who understand his elven side? Should a guard follow royalty as assignment or choose a royalty with purpose? Interesting dilemmas where morals and ethics meet, a battleground of decisions of the heart and decisions of the intellect.
The short story is a love story – between brothers and between a princess and her guards. Loyalty and love, unquestioned – but not unexamined. Should the human older brother keep his half brother at home or turn him over to his elven relatives who understand his elven side? Should a guard follow royalty as assignment or choose a royalty with purpose? Interesting dilemmas where morals and ethics meet, a battleground of decisions of the heart and decisions of the intellect.
January 29, 2015
Here be Sakasha
If you enjoyed the Elfhome series then you may like this short story. In this story we get a bit of a deeper look at the Sekasha caste. The main characters in this story are John Montana, Blue Sky, and Stormsong. I enjoyed seeing more about Blue Sky in this and would enjoy glimpses of him settling in with the elves, trying to stay connected with his brother, and what later impacts the Oni might have on his childhood.
Overall, the plot is quite good. It felt a little rushed to me, but the main characters personalities are quite clear. I gave it 4 stars because of a little incorrect sentence structure (not too bad or distracting) and how rushed it felt to me. Still, it is well worth the price that it is being sold at.
If you enjoyed the Elfhome series then you may like this short story. In this story we get a bit of a deeper look at the Sekasha caste. The main characters in this story are John Montana, Blue Sky, and Stormsong. I enjoyed seeing more about Blue Sky in this and would enjoy glimpses of him settling in with the elves, trying to stay connected with his brother, and what later impacts the Oni might have on his childhood.
Overall, the plot is quite good. It felt a little rushed to me, but the main characters personalities are quite clear. I gave it 4 stars because of a little incorrect sentence structure (not too bad or distracting) and how rushed it felt to me. Still, it is well worth the price that it is being sold at.
November 8, 2013
This is worth reading, but I suggesting going to the trouble of finding it (legally) on the CD image at http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/13-
TheBestofJimBaensUniverseCD/TheBestofJimBaensUniverseCD. It's in volume 1, #2. It is very short - maybe 30 mn of reading - and I'd be really annoyed if I'd paid for it. It is just a little backstory on Blue Sky, who otherwise appears out of the same in "Elfhome." Frankly this could have simply been a chapter in book 3, rather like the short "Protection Money."
TheBestofJimBaensUniverseCD/TheBestofJimBaensUniverseCD. It's in volume 1, #2. It is very short - maybe 30 mn of reading - and I'd be really annoyed if I'd paid for it. It is just a little backstory on Blue Sky, who otherwise appears out of the same in "Elfhome." Frankly this could have simply been a chapter in book 3, rather like the short "Protection Money."
November 1, 2012
This was a short story, introducing a character that will appear in Elfhome (#3 of the series). I got it while waiting for the same. It was good. And the very next day I received my copy of Elfhome, and promptly read that :) So it's a bit of a blur, but it definitely was a good idea to read the short story, for the background of this new character.
November 7, 2012
If you were reading along and wondered who Blue Sky was and where he fit into the Elfhome universe you need to read this short story. I thought I had missed something when he appeared but it turns out his story is not in any of the books. This is a good look at both Blue Sky and his brother John Montana. It also gives additional incite into how the elf's feel about any half elf children.
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April 23, 2013
This is the back story mentioned in the first chapter of Elfhome.
An interesting addition regarding inherited traits, family bonds & unintended consequences.
Worth reading if you are familiar with Tinker, Wolf Who Rules & Elfhome books. May be confusing if coming at you cold.
Love this author. Read as free read on Baen webpage, loved it enough to pay for it. :)
An interesting addition regarding inherited traits, family bonds & unintended consequences.
Worth reading if you are familiar with Tinker, Wolf Who Rules & Elfhome books. May be confusing if coming at you cold.
Love this author. Read as free read on Baen webpage, loved it enough to pay for it. :)
April 29, 2016
This ebook novella was available for free on the publisher's website as part of a collection. I wish I'd read this novella before Elfhome (book 3 of the series) as it explains how Blue comes to live with Tinker's household. A good, albeit short, story about Blue and how he's discovered amongst the humans.
January 12, 2015
This is a nice short story that sets up a situation that is important for book three in the series. Not much happens, but as always the writing from Wen Spencer is top notch and if you read Elfhome, you might be slightly confused if you haven't read this short story.
July 11, 2012
Way too short.
February 20, 2013
Read this several years ago, it was a short story in Jim Baen's Universe, an online magazine (it was volume 1 no 2). A nice little addition to the Tinker universe
March 31, 2013
I read this a while ago, and honestly don't remember enough to review it, just that I liked it.
April 15, 2013
Very good novella for fans of the Tinker series, but I would have liked it to be longer.
It's good to read this before starting book 3--the two main characters in this one show up in book 3.
It's good to read this before starting book 3--the two main characters in this one show up in book 3.
August 29, 2013
I know it was just a single, but it would have been nice if it had been longer.
June 13, 2017
Brotherly love and duty
The big brother/little brother dynamic was beautiful. The relationship seemed very true to what real sibs raised by abusive parents go through.
The big brother/little brother dynamic was beautiful. The relationship seemed very true to what real sibs raised by abusive parents go through.
February 8, 2017
Elfhome short story. You really have to have read the main books of the serie to understand something about this.
January 30, 2015
far to short
September 20, 2016
Too little for the money
Pointless information on a character that could just as well been included in a novel. List as 2.5 in reading order
Pointless information on a character that could just as well been included in a novel. List as 2.5 in reading order
June 26, 2024
Such a small snippet. But satisfying.
May 3, 2017
Just as good the second time around!
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