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A review by grayjay
The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
2.0
Kind and beautiful Kamoj, governor of Argali, escapes a political marriage to an abusive tyrant by marrying a mysterious and handsome off-worlder who turns out to be an exiled member of the ruling family of the galaxy, the Ruby Dynasty.
Why this, of all Asaro's novels, won the Nebula award, I couldn't say. The theme of sexual abuse and trauma, which ripples through all these books, was faced head on. It was slightly less erotic than Ascendant Sun, and had perhaps better storytelling, but was just as melodramatic. Apparently the whole novel is an allegory for quantum scattering theory, but since I don't know what that is, it don't really mean anything to me.
Why this, of all Asaro's novels, won the Nebula award, I couldn't say. The theme of sexual abuse and trauma, which ripples through all these books, was faced head on. It was slightly less erotic than Ascendant Sun, and had perhaps better storytelling, but was just as melodramatic. Apparently the whole novel is an allegory for quantum scattering theory, but since I don't know what that is, it don't really mean anything to me.