The world of the River is a world distant in space and time. Pamra Don, a young woman lured into a deceptive priesthood, and Thrasne, a young boatman, are about to discover the truth of the world--a truth that could kill them. Advertising in Locus and Science Fiction Chronicle.
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We enter Tepper's fantasy world by way of a central river whose atmosphere suggests a combination of Mark Twain and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Boatman Thrasne first sees a woman turned to wood and then watches the statue give birth to a "slow baby" whom he cares for. This charming vision of miraculous transformations amid a practical, workaday world yields, however, to the story of a repressive religious group, the Awakeners, who serve the rapacious bird-like natives of the planet by feeding them human corpses. Each social group Tepper creates is rigidly categorized by their response to these zealots and, while some of these maneuvers are clever (e.g., a nomadic people hiding part of its populace underground), readers will probably wish for more of the river and less of the intricate but programmatic religion and politics. The first of a diptych.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Bleak and evil,
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This review is from: Northshore (Awakeners, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a story of bleakness and evil, of peoples caught up in horrible myths and traditions. This story focuses on a confusing array of characters and storylines, on plots and deceptions. It is a terribly black story with little direction. I think I must be missing something here, because I didn't enjoy it.
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