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The Executioness (2011)

by Tobias S. Buckell(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1596063548 (ISBN13: 9781596063549)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Subterranean Press

review 1: A worthy companion to Bacigalupi's The Alchemist and taking place in the same world. Buckell, too, raises some important moral questions as a logical outgrowth of the story. When do you sacrifice personal relationships to the greater good? What if the people you are fighting really make sense? And, of course (considering the title), under what circumstances is killing permitted? I'll read more Buckell.
review 2: A very entertaining read featuring the most bad-ass female protagonist this side of Monzcarro Moncato. The shared world that the Alchemist and Executioness is rich and vivid, overgrown with meditation on the needs of the few vs the many almost as much as it is overgrown with the sinister Bramble. I found the Executioness the better story (though no... moret by much), perhaps partly due to my love of female protagonists in fantasy but mostly because of its lean, fast-paced plot line, peppered with dashes of philosophical goodness. If you have a couple of free hours pick this one up... less

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