Yoke of Stars (Birdverse Books)
An apprentice assassin and an inquisitive linguist exchange stories in the Birdverse and discover that listening can be as transformative as revenge.
作品情報
Conversation itself becomes a path toward revenge and renewal.
Publisher copy foregrounds Stone Orphan and Ulín, whose exchange of stories forces both characters to face their wounds. It reads as a novella about how storytelling can bridge hope and violence.
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Tachyon Pubns
- 発売日
- 2024-07-16
- ページ数
- 182ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 12.75 x 1.45 x 20.37 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781616964184
- ISBN-10
- 1616964189
- 価格
- 3061 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Fantasy
An apprentice assassin and an inquisitive linguist trade interwoven tales in order to enact revenge. Ukrainian author R. B. Lemberg (The Four Profound Weaves) returns to their legendary Birdverse in an ode to the transformative power of storytelling. “ Haunting, nuanced, and hopeful, Yoke of Stars is essential reading. ” — Izzy Wasserstein, author of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart In the School of Assassins, Stone Orphan waits for a first assignment. After their first kill, they will graduate and attain the coveted cloth of bone. But instead of a commission, Stone Orphan gets an inquisitive linguist, Ulín. Ulín has heard the Orphan Star’s song of despair, mirroring her own, and drawing her to the School of Assassins. But Ulín is far more interested in learning Stone Orphan’s language than deciding whom she wishes to kill. Unable to contain their curiosity, Stone Orphan offers to exchange stories with Ulín to help her decide the fate of three men. By turns, Stone Orphan and Ulín narrate tales of love, suffering, exile, and self-determination, and two wounded souls find hope in each other through the radical act of listening. This newest novella R. B. Lemberg’s lush, inclusive Birdverse universe explores the unlikely connection between a linguist and an assassin, in a tale rooted in mystical cosmology, neurodiversity, and queerness Lemberg’s work has invited glowing comparisons to N. K. Jemisin ( The Fifth Season ), Patricia A. McKillip ( The Forgotten Beasts of Eld ), and Ursula K. Le Guin ( The Left Hand of Darkness ) Lemberg’s first three Birdverse books, The Four Profound Weaves , was a finalist for the World Fantasy, Nebula, Ignyte, Otherwise, and Locus Awards, and is currently nominated for the Hugo Award
Le Guin Feminist Science-Fiction Fellowship recipient R. B. Lemberg is a queer, bigender fantasist, poet, and professor. Lemberg’s Birdverse novella The Four Profound Weaves was a finalist for the Nebula, Ignyte, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. Their stories and poems have appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies , We Are Here: Best Queer Speculative Fiction , Sisters of the Revolution , and many other publications. Lemberg was born in L’viv, Ukraine, and currently lives and teaches in Kansas with their family.
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Got this right after being diagnosed with Covid--it was nice to be able to just sit and focus on it. Like a lot of RB's work, there is a lot of story-telling, linguistic world building, and a focus on themes like consent and living in the wake of violence. Right now feels my favorite of RB's so far, but it's not unusual for me to feel that way after reading one of their new works.
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- World Fantasy Award 第51回（2025年） ・Winner