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Williams's (Nine Layers of Sky) talent for intricately moody world-building may have taken her a bit too far in this postapocalyptic vision of the struggle to preserve what is human. In the far future, when the only males are dangerous "men-remnants" hunted by Martian warriors, and women are not born but made, what counts as human is far different from what we would think today. On the planet Nightshade, a mysterious clan of humans has joined with aliens to become stranger still. The women of Earth and Mars mainly know of the sinister doings on Nightshade through the use of "haunt-tech"—powerful objects possessed by spirits of the dead. While Lunae, an Earth girl with special gifts, tries to manipulate time and save humanity from an unnamed threat, an experimental woman, Yskatarina Iye, is sent from Nightshade to destroy her and the warrior Dreams-of-War sets out from Mars to protect her. Within this universe there are a great many grand, creepy creations, such as weather-controlling Dragon Kings and the murderous scissor-women. Readers who aren't put off by the mind-bending oddness of Williams's universe will find themselves rapidly flipping the pages, though they may feel let down by the decidedly convenient ending.
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Martian warrior Dreams-of-War is sent by her Matriarchy to protect Lunae, a child on Earth. As she matures--and because she is a made-person, she matures terribly fast-- Lunae becomes ever more curious about her ability to move outside of time and what it means that she is to be a woman-who-holds-back-the-flood. As her curiosity becomes dangerous, the Grandmothers send her north to hide from the Kami, spirits who possess human bodies and fear what Lunae is to be. Meanwhile, Yskaterina Iye is sent by her aunt, Elaki, to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. This intrigue is linked to haunt-tech, which is powered by spirits, and the Kami. Finally freed from Elaki's influence, Yskaterina has her own agenda and proceeds to destroy the Matriarchy for her benefit rather than Elaki's. Lunae, at last realizing what her ability to move through time can do, sets out to keep Yskaterina from destroying everything humanity has left. The world Williams has created is endowed with great depth and a satisfyingly inventive history. Regina Schroeder
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Williams's (Nine Layers of Sky) talent for intricately moody world-building may have taken her a bit too far in this postapocalyptic vision of the struggle to preserve what is human. In the far future, when the only males are dangerous "men-remnants" hunted by Martian warriors, and women are not born but made, what counts as human is far different from what we would think today. On the planet Nightshade, a mysterious clan of humans has joined with aliens to become stranger still. The women of Earth and Mars mainly know of the sinister doings on Nightshade through the use of "haunt-tech"—powerful objects possessed by spirits of the dead. While Lunae, an Earth girl with special gifts, tries to manipulate time and save humanity from an unnamed threat, an experimental woman, Yskatarina Iye, is sent from Nightshade to destroy her and the warrior Dreams-of-War sets out from Mars to protect her. Within this universe there are a great many grand, creepy creations, such as weather-controlling Dragon Kings and the murderous scissor-women. Readers who aren't put off by the mind-bending oddness of Williams's universe will find themselves rapidly flipping the pages, though they may feel let down by the decidedly convenient ending.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Martian warrior Dreams-of-War is sent by her Matriarchy to protect Lunae, a child on Earth. As she matures--and because she is a made-person, she matures terribly fast-- Lunae becomes ever more curious about her ability to move outside of time and what it means that she is to be a woman-who-holds-back-the-flood. As her curiosity becomes dangerous, the Grandmothers send her north to hide from the Kami, spirits who possess human bodies and fear what Lunae is to be. Meanwhile, Yskaterina Iye is sent by her aunt, Elaki, to kill Lunae and destroy the Matriarchy's power. This intrigue is linked to haunt-tech, which is powered by spirits, and the Kami. Finally freed from Elaki's influence, Yskaterina has her own agenda and proceeds to destroy the Matriarchy for her benefit rather than Elaki's. Lunae, at last realizing what her ability to move through time can do, sets out to keep Yskaterina from destroying everything humanity has left. The world Williams has created is endowed with great depth and a satisfyingly inventive history. Regina Schroeder
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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