Puppet Dancers

by René Ghosh

During their university days, two friends from different backgrounds discover that they practice the same dance style. To Xan, the puppet dance is a traditional reenactment of a Margolian legend. To Fidiory, the robotic swerve is an ironic imitation of robots.

As Fidiory and Xan leave university and get jobs, they drift apart into similar lives. The puppet dance/robotic swerve remains their bond, with its echoes of freedom and belonging, a compelling dance style that they just can’t shake, until circumstances reveal that it’s more than just a dance style…

236 pages, ebook

First published June 3, 2014

About the author

Born in Montreal, grew up in Rigaud, Quebec, now living in Paris.

Reviews

[Katerina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really appreciated the big mix of everything in this book.

At one moment you are in the world of dancing and motion, then in the ancient Margolia, then in a sci-fi thriller with some data matrix liquid which makes you think that you are going to die... Mass epidemics.
All this with a scientific language - its very strange in the beginning, but later it becomes quite natural; Maybe because personally I tend to scientific descriptions.

I think that we are not used to read not "one place, one action, one times" stories. It gives us an easy way of reading. I liked the fact that each time i finished a chapter everything changed.

[Justin Hood · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really cracking read. Full of wit, brilliant and believable characters, and a mad, modern plot that had me hooked from the word go. In particular, I adored the office scenes, which were realistically captured, and the ancient tale on the origin of the titular dance (which is possibly a great short story in its own right). Highly recommended. It's at least 3.5 stars - damn you and your single stars only, Goodreads.