I can’t say that I quite “get” it but it is a unique and interesting novella. This book falls into a genre called silkpunk, fantasy fiction that draws on aspects of Asian antiquity with more modern technological elements. All of this builds to a final confrontation with the lingering question, can Akeha and Moyoka defeat their mother without succumbing to her dependence on violence. Akeha flees to aid a nascent revolutionary moment while Mokoya tries to avoid having their mother abuse their gift. The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yangs Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls 'effortlessly fascinating.' For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Red Threads of Fortune, available simultaneously. The twins are initially raised at a monastery until The Protector learns that Mokoya has developed a gift of prophecy and forces them to return to the empire. When they come of age they can confirm their gender. Children in the Tensorate are raised without gender with physical differences suppressed by slackcraft. In The Protector’s empire, people called Tensors are able to control elemental forces using a magical skill known as slackcraft.The Protector’s control of the Tensors enables her absolute rule. Publication Info: ©2017 Neon Yang (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksĪkeha and Mokoya are the twin youngest children of the cruel and dictatorial Protector. Around the World for a Good Book selection for Singapore
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