Broken Windchimes

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Pané expect perfection of their living windchimes. The difference between a performer’s life as the biggest star on Djapé and a ruined career comes down to one mistake. When a child prodigy loses everything familiar, he must learn how to survive on a space station very far from home. And perhaps finally understand the life he almost lived.Winner of the Asimov SF Magazine’s Readers Choice Award for 2009.“[Rusch does] an excellent job in showing us the personal voyage of discovery the protagonist goes on, as his world, and particularly his appreciation of music, widens out step by painful step beyond the crippling artistic and emotional strictures of his youth.”—Gardner DozoisLocus Magazine Rusch creates a memorable tale while exposing the reader to interesting musical and life lessons. —Tangent OnlineThis is a disturbing story in places, with a few hard choices, but also a heart-warming and compelling one. As is often the case with Rusch, I wouldn't mind seeing more in this world. —EyrieInternational bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has won two Hugo awards, a World Fantasy Award, and six Asimov’s Readers Choice Awards. Her latest science fiction novel is Snipers. She also writes mysteries under the name Kris Nelscott. For more information about her work, please go to kristinekathrynrusch.com.

102 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.

Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.

In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".

She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

As an avid reader of science fiction, I found this story to be fascinating. As a musician, I found it to be intriguing, thought-provoking, and inspiring. When I've encountered music in science fiction before, it often feels like an afterthought, not so in this case. Rusch weaves music into this world and breathes life into it in a way that I've never encountered. Delightful.

I purchased this ebook in a Storybundle collection.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very unique story about how future humans interact with a very different alien culture who they have long relationship with by the time this story takes place. Unique character, unique alien species, unique central conflict; unique all around,