★★★☆☆ Average
(Historical Fantasy) Ten-year-old Hugh O’Neill leaves Ireland for England to get support to overthrow his usurping uncle, but the Sidhe have a parting gift for him. (11,495 words; Time: 38m)
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The story begins around 1560, when Hugh O’Neill was ten years old. It will help to read a bit of Hugh’s history in our world before reading this story, although it’s not essential.
"Flint and Mirror," by John Crowley (edited by Gardner Dozois), appeared in The Book of Magic (RSR review), published on October 16, 2018 by Bantam Books.
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Review: 2018.639 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s a nice tale of 16th-Century Ireland. Hugh is in a difficult position, as the conflicting magical elements symbolize.
Con: It just ends without resolving anything. Is Hugh’s fate going to be same as it was in our world, or will be become a king who unifies Ireland? We’ll never know.
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Pro: It’s a nice tale of 16th-Century Ireland. Hugh is in a difficult position, as the conflicting magical elements symbolize.
Con: It just ends without resolving anything. Is Hugh’s fate going to be same as it was in our world, or will be become a king who unifies Ireland? We’ll never know.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
John Crowley Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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