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You Can Swim Against The Tide

The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang

July 29, 2019 by Emmalita 2 Comments

It’s ridiculous how much story is contained in this short novella. It’s like Hermione’s enchanted purse, it looks small but contains vast worlds and time. In 240 pages, J.Y. Yang takes Akeha and Mokoya from newborns to adults with lovers and families, and builds an empire in turmoil around them. The Black Tides of Heaven is the first four books of A Song of Ice and Fire in a novella. Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: J.Y. Yang, Jy Yang, Neon Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven, The Tensorate series

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:53 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: J.Y. Yang, Jy Yang, Neon Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven, The Tensorate series ·
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Drop-kick That Magic Lamp into Mount Doom

The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin (editors)

January 17, 2019 by allisonata 1 Comment

Short story collections are like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: you have to gnaw some nuts and chews to eventually find that chocolate truffle. That said, The Djinn Falls in Love is phenomenal. Six of the twenty-one stories are among the best short stories I have read. Ever. (Jhumpa Lahiri, I’m sorry to report that you’ve been bumped.)  The editors’s international ensemble of authors clearly did their research, populating their confident tales with every manner of djinn, jinn, and genie. Some lie in wait in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Short Stories Tagged With: Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine King, cbr11, Claire North, E.J. Swift, helene wecker, Hermes, J.Y. Yang, Jamal Mahjoub, James Smythe, K.J. Parker, Kamila Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, Kuzhali Manickavel, Maria Dahvana Headley, Monica Byrne, Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Saad Hossain, Sami Shah, shortstories, Sophia Al-Maria, supernatural, Usman Malik

allisonata's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories · Tags: Amal El-Mohtar, Catherine King, cbr11, Claire North, E.J. Swift, helene wecker, Hermes, J.Y. Yang, Jamal Mahjoub, James Smythe, K.J. Parker, Kamila Shamsie, Kirsty Logan, Kuzhali Manickavel, Maria Dahvana Headley, Monica Byrne, Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Saad Hossain, Sami Shah, shortstories, Sophia Al-Maria, supernatural, Usman Malik ·
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The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives.

The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang

August 22, 2018 by melanir Leave a Comment

Earlier this year ElCicco reviewed two novellas that sounded interesting. I must have looked them up on Amazon and seeing that this one wasn’t too expensive, purchased it to see if I’d enjoy the writing and world building enough to go back and purchase the others in the series. It sat in my “unread” book slot for until June when I finally picked it up to read it. I’m happy to say, that I did enjoy it quite a bit and will be going back […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: cbr10bingo, J.Y. Yang, Neon Yang, Silkpunk

melanir's CBR10 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: cbr10bingo, J.Y. Yang, Neon Yang, Silkpunk ·
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