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Between Light and Shadows
Surviving in the wake of a deadly epidemic is no easy task, but Aster King has survived worse. But with a revolution stirring and the government resorting to all sorts of barbarities, Aster and her protection team are tested to their limits.
As secrets and lies are revealed, and new enigmas bubble to the surface, Aster quickly realises that she is a part of something much bigger than she ever could have anticipated: she holds the outcome in her hands.
As secrets and lies are revealed, and new enigmas bubble to the surface, Aster quickly realises that she is a part of something much bigger than she ever could have anticipated: she holds the outcome in her hands.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 8, 2015
About the author
Jessica E. Boswell
3 books2 followersJessica E Boswell was born in Manchester, and moved to the Isle of Wight with her family in 2010.
She discovered a love for writing at a young age, all starting with the adventures of a young girl and her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and has been writing ever since.
When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, cross stitch, and spending time with her family.
She discovered a love for writing at a young age, all starting with the adventures of a young girl and her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and has been writing ever since.
When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, cross stitch, and spending time with her family.
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October 30, 20165 stars from Stuart, read the full review at FANTASY LITERATURE
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Last year I tried twice (unsuccessfully) to finish The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Retrospective of His Finest Fiction, giving up in defeat. Gene Wolfe is frequently described as one of the most brilliant SFF writers in the genre by critics, authors, and readers alike. Some fans prize his books above all others, and there is a WolfeWiki page dedicated to discussing his work. But there are also many SFF readers that are baffled and frustrated by his stories because they are packed with metaphors, literary references, and hidden themes, and require extremely close reading to understand and appreciate. So I didn’t expect to make any more attempts in the near future.
However, when the 2016 Hugo Awards were announced, I noticed that Marc Aramini’s Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 was the runner-up in the Best Related Work category. It’s an 826-page analysis covering Wolfe’s output through 1986, including all of his short stories (no matter how obscure, including his earliest works) along with his novels The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Peace, Free Live Free, and The Book of the New Sun. It is truly a work of dedication, a painstaking analysis of symbols, names, literary references, and themes of each story, and yet clearly the work of a fan rather than a dry scholarly study....5 stars from Stuart, read the full review at FANTASY LITERATURE
Disclaimer: just so you know, some of the books we review are received free from publishers
Last year I tried twice (unsuccessfully) to finish The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Retrospective of His Finest Fiction, giving up in defeat. Gene Wolfe is frequently described as one of the most brilliant SFF writers in the genre by critics, authors, and readers alike. Some fans prize his books above all others, and there is a WolfeWiki page dedicated to discussing his work. But there are also many SFF readers that are baffled and frustrated by his stories because they are packed with metaphors, literary references, and hidden themes, and require extremely close reading to understand and appreciate. So I didn’t expect to make any more attempts in the near future.
However, when the 2016 Hugo Awards were announced, I noticed that Marc Aramini’s Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 was the runner-up in the Best Related Work category. It’s an 826-page analysis covering Wolfe’s output through 1986, including all of his short stories (no matter how obscure, including his earliest works) along with his novels The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Peace, Free Live Free, and The Book of the New Sun. It is truly a work of dedication, a painstaking analysis of symbols, names, literary references, and themes of each story, and yet clearly the work of a fan rather than a dry scholarly study....5 stars from Stuart, read the full review at FANTASY LITERATURE
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