Review: Haunting futuristic tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2013
Don't read any spoilers. You'll want to know why this novella's called the scribe, and the answer involves ethics, powers, brokenness and redemption in almost equal parts. Of the three stories in this set, this is the one I like most, the character I most want to follow, and even, in some ways, the tale that tells me most about this future society.The writing is spare and beautiful, vividly descriptive without being slow, equally at home with the feather of a dove and the mightiest sword of a powerful mind, and smoothly convincing. I enjoy the author's ability to invite readers into different minds and hold them there, to create a future and make it believable without long explanation, and to tell a good tale. Highly recommended.Disclosure: The author gave me free ecopies of these stories when I expressed an interest in them.