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trackofwords's review
4.0
A very brief (i.e. micro-short) prequel to Fire Caste, focused on the character of Jhi’kaara, a scarred and battle-hardened t’au Fire Warrior. Nominally set sometime before the events of Fire Caste, it sees Jhi’khaara in reflective mood, looking back on her path through life and the events which led her to where she’s ended up.
It’s only short, but despite that it’s a perfect distillation of the darkly insightful way Fehervari has of getting into his characters’ heads.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/05/27/quick-review-out-caste-peter-fehervari/
It’s only short, but despite that it’s a perfect distillation of the darkly insightful way Fehervari has of getting into his characters’ heads.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/05/27/quick-review-out-caste-peter-fehervari/
melniksuzuki's review
3.0
A micro-short story released as part of 2012 Black Library Advent Calendar, "Out Caste" follows Jhi'kaara as she reminiscents about the path she had taken that led her to renounce the name J'kaara and take the name Jhi'kaara (Broken mirror).
The story is split between Jhi'kaara's present and past, with the present portions of the story being told in the third-person present while first-person past tense is used for the flashbacks. This format helps lead the reader as Jhi'kaara relives her past.
If I have to say, the short length of "Out Caste" is probably its biggest weakness. While the final flashback is perfectly done, I felt the flashbacks to our protagonist earning the name J'kaara and taking command of her squad upon their leader's death needed to be expanded. As is, we were informed of J'kaara's talent, but not actually shown it.
The story is split between Jhi'kaara's present and past, with the present portions of the story being told in the third-person present while first-person past tense is used for the flashbacks. This format helps lead the reader as Jhi'kaara relives her past.
If I have to say, the short length of "Out Caste" is probably its biggest weakness. While the final flashback is perfectly done, I felt the flashbacks to our protagonist earning the name J'kaara and taking command of her squad upon their leader's death needed to be expanded. As is, we were informed of J'kaara's talent, but not actually shown it.
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