For the Ai-Naidar, a species of slim, gracile aliens, caste and tradition are not the shackles that imprison the spirit but the silences that make sense of the music of their lives. The Aphorisms of Kherishdar collects 25 short tales about what it is to have an Ai-Naidari soul: to find comfort in tradition, law and structure; to revere interdependence over individualism; to know one’s place . . . to always have one.
Tags: fantasy · high fantasy · series · short stories · spiritual · vignettes
Listed: Sep 3, 2009
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I’m not a big fan of high fantasy—it can often be so very over-written as to be painful to read. This is not like that. There is the occasional word or image that is a bit over the top—and some of the made-up nouns are a little much—but the writing is otherwise careful and beautiful. Each vignette is self-contained, and I found myself quickly drawn in, turning pages.
Neat idea, solidly done.
Note: the author considers it science fiction, but the parts I’ve read don’t read that way to me. That said, things may change further on.
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