(Historical Fantasy) In 1953 Los Angeles, 12-year-old Juanita starts seeing visions. Aunt Opal is a little strange, but she’s the only one Juanita trusts enough to talk to. (3,835 words; Time: 12m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Queen of Sheba," by Catherine Faris King [bio] (edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin), appeared in The Djinn Falls in Love, published on March 14, 2017 by Solaris.
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Pro: Juanita learns the history of her family and learns to understand her own gift. It’s amusing that lots of djinn work in the film industry.
Con: Almost nothing happens in this story. It reads like the prologue to a longer work.
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Con: Almost nothing happens in this story. It reads like the prologue to a longer work.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Catherine Faris King Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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