The Aphorisms of Kherishdar are beautiful. There really is no other word for it. These 25 short little flash fiction pieces reveal the heart and soul of a richly created alien culture.

It’s hard to create a truly alien culture and make it believable but The Aphorisms succeed admirably. Short they may be but each of these stories needs savoring to really appreciate them. So few words, so much richness. The Ai-Naidar are very different from humanity, but in their differences they reveal much about us.

This is really quite a hard review for me to write. The Aphorisms of Kherishdar are so good I’m having a hard time conceiving of better. I have an informal rule that I never give anyything 5 stars, because nothing is perfect.

But with these stories I’m breaking that rule. I’m sure they aren’t perfect, but they’re close enough for me.

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