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The Slow World #1
The Persistence of Memory
Cassidy had no idea who she was or where she came from. Her earliest recollection was of meeting the people who called her a Horseman, for her ability to communicate almost telepathically with her gray mare. But they could tell her nothing about her missing memory, nor did they care. Even the community of farmers who took her in seemed to find her amnesia unremarkable. But Cassidy was plagued by a persistent, nagging doubt that the biggest part of her problem was that the world around her was not her world.
Yet when the sight of common, everyday objects -- sunglasses, a saddle, a rifle -- began to trigger a flood of partial memory, Cassidy knew that something was dreadfully wrong. Worse yet, the more she remembered, the more she was certain she had come from a different world -- a realization that threatened not only her sanity, but her very life . . .
Yet when the sight of common, everyday objects -- sunglasses, a saddle, a rifle -- began to trigger a flood of partial memory, Cassidy knew that something was dreadfully wrong. Worse yet, the more she remembered, the more she was certain she had come from a different world -- a realization that threatened not only her sanity, but her very life . . .
30 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 16, 1992
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June 5, 2016
This was unusual and unexpectedly good! A tale of a woman struggling with amnesia on a seemingly alien planet with horses and strangers that seem human...
It left off with a bit of a cliffhanger and is the first of a trilogy. If you like Anne McCaffrey and/or Tamara Pierce, then you may enjoy this one!
It left off with a bit of a cliffhanger and is the first of a trilogy. If you like Anne McCaffrey and/or Tamara Pierce, then you may enjoy this one!
March 24, 2016
Forget it. I can't any longer. So these folk, who aren't very interesting, don't have sex? Or know what dreams are? And Cassidy's constant something is MISSING got on my nerves almost as much as well everyone else.
Also I ain't terribly fond of horses (the ones in Valdemar excluded...and Argo) so all this frakking talk about them just did nothing for me. The only semi interesting character DIED pretty early on too.
So...nope. not interested. Goodbye.
Also I ain't terribly fond of horses (the ones in Valdemar excluded...and Argo) so all this frakking talk about them just did nothing for me. The only semi interesting character DIED pretty early on too.
So...nope. not interested. Goodbye.
November 23, 2016
This has long been one of my favorite books. I read it when I was young and I found the story completely enthralling and unique. It's a pity it's no longer in print, but if you can track it down - it's well worth your time.
A young girl awakens in a land very much like the wild west, no memory of how she got there, what her name is or much of anything at all. It's a weird world unlike any other.
A young girl awakens in a land very much like the wild west, no memory of how she got there, what her name is or much of anything at all. It's a weird world unlike any other.
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