Michael Barnes
If you have been reading the Singing Hills saga since the spellbinding The Empress of Salt and Fortune as have I then I can promise you this novella continues in that outstanding series tradition. This tale begins with a darker tone with our wandering Cleric Chih and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant uncovering a persons remains in the ground.
Hunger pervades this story, reminding me of the stories from lone Wolf and Cub 'The town where hunger lives' Jayne over at Dear reader sums it up better than I can. "... This is a disturbing little novella.... It’s beautifully written, evocative, and really creepy. But then the events are ghastly and have been played out countless times through countless famines. In this case, famine isn’t just the weather or war but an actual demon who must be appeased. For much of the story, Cleric Chih does their mandate which in this case involves listening to past trauma and then fights off the nervous feelings the place gives them, before witnessing the horrific resolution. This story which they collect will also contain a bit of them".
Also they provided the title and cover of the next in the series, which only makes me HUNGRY for more. "Your Boos mean nothing I've seen what makes you cheer". (thank you Rick of Rick and Morty)
If you have been reading the Singing Hills saga since the spellbinding The Empress of Salt and Fortune as have I then I can promise you this novella continues in that outstanding series tradition. This tale begins with a darker tone with our wandering Cleric Chih and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant uncovering a persons remains in the ground.
Hunger pervades this story, reminding me of the stories from lone Wolf and Cub 'The town where hunger lives' Jayne over at Dear reader sums it up better than I can. "... This is a disturbing little novella.... It’s beautifully written, evocative, and really creepy. But then the events are ghastly and have been played out countless times through countless famines. In this case, famine isn’t just the weather or war but an actual demon who must be appeased. For much of the story, Cleric Chih does their mandate which in this case involves listening to past trauma and then fights off the nervous feelings the place gives them, before witnessing the horrific resolution. This story which they collect will also contain a bit of them".
Also they provided the title and cover of the next in the series, which only makes me HUNGRY for more. "Your Boos mean nothing I've seen what makes you cheer". (thank you Rick of Rick and Morty)