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"This book is the long-awaited third installment in a trilogy that also includes the novels The Ragged World and Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream. It’s not necessary to be familiar with the previous books to enjoy The Bird Shaman; author Judith Moffett works all the background relevant to the story at hand into the course of the narrative, creating a seamless and complete novel that stands alone quite nicely.
"Part of the reason this book succeeds so well as its own work comes from how well Moffett allows the tenets of her story to guide the character and the parameters of the world she builds, a place characterized by horse-drawn carriages as well as by exotic technological advances. In the process, Moffett explores the equally alien worlds of the extraterrestrials who rule earth with a heavy guiding hand, and the vanished tribes of indigenous Americans whose rock art provide the only clue to the visions that may have given cultures long vanished a glimpse at humanity’s dubious future."
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August 30 2008, 03:48:14 UTC 3 years ago
Congrats on such a good review -- nice one!
Yes, it's depressing how PW and the rest will give review space to any old crap published by HarperCollins or Random and ignore simply give no coverage whatsoever to much that's published by smaller presses. Monopoly abuse, anyone? My first story collection, issued by a small press, was ignored entirely by PW despite being given a longish rave review in Locus. Some disconnect, surely.
August 30 2008, 12:52:44 UTC 3 years ago
From my battered perspective, a very small press is still an order of magnitude better than DIY, at least in the dignity department.
August 30 2008, 17:14:52 UTC 3 years ago
"I'm told there will be a review in the October Locus"
Oh, congrats in advance on that one! Fingers crossed it's a rave.
I think Locus is pretty open-minded about PoD publications. Come to think of it, they must be or they'd've had to ignore, just for starters, the entirety of the Wildside/Prime list until recently.
"From my battered perspective, a very small press is still an order of magnitude better than DIY, at least in the dignity department."
I know what you mean. I'm still surprised there weren't people jumping to take you on.
August 30 2008, 17:27:24 UTC 3 years ago
Thanks--very nice of you to say that, but it's all about the numbers and Time, Like an Ever-Rolling Stream didn't sell well.
August 30 2008, 21:14:24 UTC 3 years ago
Yeah, the idiocy of the modern books biz. But I'd've still thought a medium/smaller press would have been keen to take you on.
August 30 2008, 21:58:52 UTC 3 years ago
Anyway, I appreciate your views on the subject.
August 30 2008, 22:21:45 UTC 3 years ago
"I got really really tired of hearing No"
I know the feeling!