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Deviations #2
Deviations: Appetite
[Note: Boldface and italics did not show up in the Goodreads e-book reader for Appetite, but I could see them in my Calibre reader after I downloaded the file.]
The Covenant has been destroyed and Crossroads' way of life along with it. The Masari face starvation in the depth of winter. Without Crossroads' tithes, the Basc Yata are equally helpless. In the midst of famine, Promontory and Destiny Farm prepare to conquer the valley.
A secret and uneasy alliance remains the only option. Unwillingly thrust into power, HigherBrook must now trust Gria, the very person who had led the massacre of Crossroads' hunters.
Another partnership proves even more disturbing. As Gria and TripStone plot to destroy Destiny Farm, what began as a fringe militia has expanded into a fullblown Yata army. Destiny Farm's meat keeps Crossroads alive, but every sale bankrupts Crossroads further and increases the risk of Basc's Yata becoming livestock.
TripStone's ticket into Promontory is the meat trader BrushBurn. Each seeks to manipulate the other, but their mutual attraction and unsettling intimacy place both at risk.
Unaware of the fate that has befallen Crossroads, TripStone's comrade Ghost and his pregnant wife Piri search for a home where they can raise their hybrid child in peace. But no place is safe, and Piri risks giving birth in the deepest heart of danger.
The Covenant has been destroyed and Crossroads' way of life along with it. The Masari face starvation in the depth of winter. Without Crossroads' tithes, the Basc Yata are equally helpless. In the midst of famine, Promontory and Destiny Farm prepare to conquer the valley.
A secret and uneasy alliance remains the only option. Unwillingly thrust into power, HigherBrook must now trust Gria, the very person who had led the massacre of Crossroads' hunters.
Another partnership proves even more disturbing. As Gria and TripStone plot to destroy Destiny Farm, what began as a fringe militia has expanded into a fullblown Yata army. Destiny Farm's meat keeps Crossroads alive, but every sale bankrupts Crossroads further and increases the risk of Basc's Yata becoming livestock.
TripStone's ticket into Promontory is the meat trader BrushBurn. Each seeks to manipulate the other, but their mutual attraction and unsettling intimacy place both at risk.
Unaware of the fate that has befallen Crossroads, TripStone's comrade Ghost and his pregnant wife Piri search for a home where they can raise their hybrid child in peace. But no place is safe, and Piri risks giving birth in the deepest heart of danger.
- GenresFantasy
262 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2009
3 people are currently reading
24 people want to read
About the author
Elissa Malcohn
15 books13 followersElissa Malcohn was a 1985 John W. Campbell Award finalist for best new science fiction writer of the year, and made preliminary ballot for a 1989 Nebula Award. Her stories have appeared in Hugo Award winners
Asimov's
and
Electric Velocipede
, Bram Stoker Award winner
Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet
(Dark Scribe Press), IPPY Silver Medalist
Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory
(Scriblerus Press), and elsewhere. Her story "Hermit Crabs" (EV #14) is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 26th Annual Collection. Her novelette "Flotsam" (Asimov's, Oct./Nov. 2009) is on the recommended reading list in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 27th Annual Collection.
You can find her Deviations series as free e-book downloads on her website and in multiple formats on Manybooks and Smashwords. The complete series is now available for download here on Goodreads! Watch for forthcoming short fiction in the Raven Electrick Ink anthology Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy ; and for poetry in Mythic Delirium , Dreams and Nightmares , and the Dark Scribe Press anthology A Sea of Alone: Poems For Alfred Hitchcock. Her website contains more info, including blogs and social networking links.
When not writing, Elissa can sometimes be found crouched in compromising positions to photograph insects or standing up at open mics, where she sings extemporaneously and gives spoken word performances. She is honored and humbled to be a participating author in Operation E-Book Drop, delivering free e-books to service members in the coalition Armed Forces; Books For Soldiers (ships books and more to deployed military members of the U.S. armed forces); and Shadow Forest Authors (a fellowship of authors and supporters for charity, with a focus on literacy).
You can find her Deviations series as free e-book downloads on her website and in multiple formats on Manybooks and Smashwords. The complete series is now available for download here on Goodreads! Watch for forthcoming short fiction in the Raven Electrick Ink anthology Jack-o'-Spec: Tales of Halloween and Fantasy ; and for poetry in Mythic Delirium , Dreams and Nightmares , and the Dark Scribe Press anthology A Sea of Alone: Poems For Alfred Hitchcock. Her website contains more info, including blogs and social networking links.
When not writing, Elissa can sometimes be found crouched in compromising positions to photograph insects or standing up at open mics, where she sings extemporaneously and gives spoken word performances. She is honored and humbled to be a participating author in Operation E-Book Drop, delivering free e-books to service members in the coalition Armed Forces; Books For Soldiers (ships books and more to deployed military members of the U.S. armed forces); and Shadow Forest Authors (a fellowship of authors and supporters for charity, with a focus on literacy).
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September 19, 2012
Such a deep book. The characters and plots were great.
December 1, 2016
I couldn't stop myself from reading, even sneaking a few pages in during work! Every time I had to stop, I found myself wondering what was happening to the characters in my absence.
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