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Waiting on a Bright Moon: A Tor.com Original by [Yang, JY]

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Xin is an ansible, using her song magic to connect the originworld of the Imperial Authority and its far-flung colonies— a role that is forced upon magically-gifted women “of a certain closeness”. When a dead body comes through her portal at a time of growing rebellion, Xin is drawn deep into a station-wide conspiracy along with Ouyang Suqing, one of the station’s mysterious, high-ranking starmages

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File Size: 2462 KB
Print Length: 41 pages
Publisher: Tor Books (July 12, 2017)
Publication Date: July 12, 2017
Sold by: Macmillan
Language: English
ASIN: B0717436NW
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Intense and Original

December 9, 2017

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Waiting on a Bright Moon is a stunning short story. I'm amazed at how much the author was able to work into 41 pages, (intriguing world-building, vivid characters, heart-wrenching plot). Wow! While there were a couple of inconsistencies part way through, I barely noticed them. Instead, I was utterly caught up in the power of JY Yang's storytelling. This author is a great new find!

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Yang's prose is lyrical and beautiful, bringing a sublime filter to the world she ...

November 3, 2017

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A lovely, melancholic story. Yang's prose is lyrical and beautiful, bringing a sublime filter to the world she creates. I look forward to reading more of her work.

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Ruthsic

had me like - I gotta read this

October 2, 2017

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I had first heard of Yang's story on Twitter, on a post about it's cover reveal, where it had been described as an 'ansible lesbians story' and I was intrigued by what ansible meant. Turns out, its a science fiction term for instant communication (something about quantum entanglement and such, but that is too much physics for here) and that, as well as the fact that it has a f/f relationship, had me like - I gotta read this! Fast forward to months later, and I find it on Tor, and it was worth the wait.

The world of Waiting on a Bright Moon is half-formed, but it is also a short story and you kinda are able to fill in the blanks. Basically, Tian is an ansible working at one of the Empire's eight colonies to form instant portals using her voice, and her connection with another ansible from her cluster living at the heart of the Empire. The story places an emphasis on music as being a bond between people, and in the Empire, lesbians are 'punished' by being forced to become ansibles, since the connection is strengthened by bonds, including sexual ones. Tian's romances, first with her clustermate, and later on with the starmage at her colony are enveloped by a bond of song overall. Also, the author draws on Chinese culture (one of the songs is an actual real one) for the music as well as little details, and presents a beautiful story about love and rebellion.

The ending is left on a heart-breaking note, but with a hint of hope. I would actually love to read a full-fledged story of the world created in this story, as well as what would happen ahead

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KSENiA

Gorgeous cover art!

October 4, 2017

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4.5 stars

It was melancholic, it was pretty, it was thrilling, it was glorious, it was even horribly gory. I really liked the idea of this world. Here is the great example, when 41 pages long story and you need nothing to be added. It was almost perfect, if not one problem. I don’t get why Yang felt any need to write the story in second person. It is not lyrical, it is annoying! I am not you character; I don’t want to be her. Don’t impose your story on me. Yes, I got used to it, but it hugely lessened my experience from the story.

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Tungsten Hippo

Well-written and moving story

August 30, 2017

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This is a moving story set in an interesting and believable universe. I don't want to write too much about it, because to do so would be to give away details of the story. It won't cost you much time or money to just read it for yourself, and I highly recommend you do so!

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