Saturday, October 21, 2017

Her Father's Sword, by Robin Hobb

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(Fantasy Horror) The second-worst thing about raiders is that they kidnap villagers and take them away. The worst thing is when those kidnapped villagers come back. (10,501 words; Time: 35m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

"Her Father's Sword," by (edited by Gardner Dozois), appeared in (RSR review), published on by .

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Pro: The gradual revelations about the Forged coupled with what we learn about Taura’s attitude towards Jelin and his family serve to increase the tension tremendously. We just know she’s going to do something stupid and get everyone killed, and all we can do is watch it happen.

Con: The story ends without resolution. One assumes that he killed her in the darkness, but we just don’t know.

Taura’s mother is a bit hard to believe.

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