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In this newest novella from the queer, mystical Birdverse, an apprentice assassin and an inquisitive linguist share their tales in order to make a fateful decision. Lush and lyrical, this cross-cultural tale of the beauty of language is a gift to anyone who appreciates the transformative...
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In this newest novella from the queer, mystical Birdverse, an apprentice assassin and an inquisitive linguist share their tales in order to make a fateful decision. Lush and lyrical, this cross-cultural tale of the beauty of language is a gift to anyone who appreciates the transformative power of storytelling.
In the School of Assassins, Stone Orphan waits for a first assignment. After their first kill, they will graduate and attain the coveted cloth of bone. But instead of a commission, Stone Orphan gets an inquisitive linguist, Ulin. Ulin has heard the Orphan Star's song of despair, mirroring her own, and drawing her to the School of Assassins. However, Ulin is far more interested in learning Stone Orphan's language than deciding whom she wishes to kill.
Unable to contain their curiosity, Stone Orphan offers to exchange stories with Ulin to help her decide the fate of three men. By turns, Stone Orphan and Ulin narrate tales of love, suffering, exile, and self-determination, and two hurt souls find hope in each other through the radical act of listening.
Over the years, R. B. Lemberg has built a world of serpents, deserts, stars, and bones, where transformation is omnipresent and restlessness rewarded. — C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Bone Swans, Stories
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781616964184
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 August 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Tachyon Publications
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Le Guin Feminist Science-Fiction Fellowship recipient R. B. Lemberg is a queer, bigender fantasist, poet, and professor. Lemberg was born in L'viv, Ukraine, and also lived in Israel and subarctic Russia before migrating to the U.S. Lemberg's Birdverse novella The Four Profound Weaves was a finalist for the Nebula, Ignyte, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. Their stories and poems have appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, We Are Here: Best Queer Speculative Fiction, Sisters of the Revolution, and many other publications. Lemberg lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with their family.
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