Book #161 of 2021: The Descent of Monsters by Neon Yang (Tensorate #3) I think this is my favorite Tensorate novella yet, although it’s a bit of a departure from the previous stories. There’s a brand-new protagonist, a Ministry of Justice official tasked with rubberstamping that a scene of slaughter was caused by arrested rebels …
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Book #150 of 2021: The Red Threads of Fortune by Neon Yang (Tensorate #2) A nice return to the fantasy setting of The Black Tides of Heaven, where children are raised gender-neutral and announce themselves as something else only if/when they’re ready. This spinoff sequel doesn’t really develop the worldbuilding or larger plot much further, …
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Book #126 of 2021: The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang (Tensorate #1) Some fantasy stories invent cool worldbuilding but then neglect to tell a compelling narrative within that space; others do the opposite and offer a rousing plot amid a generic landscape of medieval castles and kings. This novella, I am happy to …
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