In Kherishdar, when a person commits a crime, they become their sin. . . .
Suicide. Rape. Child Abuse. Addiction. Twenty-five crimes. Twenty-five stories. Twenty-five narrators . . . and one minister over them all, to judge, convict and Correct the faulty: the priest who serves Shame.
This companion volume to The Aphorisms of Kherishdar explores the wayward and their journey back to society, offering another glimpse into the Ai-Naidari culture.
A darker, more difficult glimpse—
Without Shame, there is no Civilization.
Note: The Admonishments of Kherishdar contains some graphic violence.
The subject matter here is heavier, and so suffers more from the format, heavy language, and lack of subtext. Also, while each vignette in this series is supposed to be by a different narrator, they all sound the same, and everything gets muddled as a result.