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A review by cathepsut
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #270 by Alix E. Harrow, Scott H. Andrews, Natalia Theodoridou
Did not finish book.
Review for Do Not Look Back, My Lion by Alix E. Harrow
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #270, January 31, 2019
High fantasy, war, genderfluid characters. Death and blood and endless war. Loss, betrayal, hope.
“Betrayal is a fearsome armor against love.“
The world building was pretty good, but I did not connect with the characters. I liked the ending, although I did not really agree with the choices everyone made. It got me thinking though, so I can see why this is nominated for a Hugo.
Can be read for free here:
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/do-not-look-back-my-lion/
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2020 Hugo Award Finalist
Best Short Story
* “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, by Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons, 9 September 2019) ★★★☆☆
* “As the Last I May Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019), ★★★★½
* “Blood Is Another Word for Hunger”, by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, 24 July 2019), ★★☆☆☆
* “A Catalog of Storms”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2019), ★★☆☆☆
* “Do Not Look Back, My Lion”, by Alix E. Harrow (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2019), ★★★☆☆
* “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, by Nibedita Sen (Nightmare Magazine, May 2019)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #270, January 31, 2019
High fantasy, war, genderfluid characters. Death and blood and endless war. Loss, betrayal, hope.
“Betrayal is a fearsome armor against love.“
The world building was pretty good, but I did not connect with the characters. I liked the ending, although I did not really agree with the choices everyone made. It got me thinking though, so I can see why this is nominated for a Hugo.
Can be read for free here:
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/do-not-look-back-my-lion/
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2020 Hugo Award Finalist
Best Short Story
* “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, by Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons, 9 September 2019) ★★★☆☆
* “As the Last I May Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019), ★★★★½
* “Blood Is Another Word for Hunger”, by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, 24 July 2019), ★★☆☆☆
* “A Catalog of Storms”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2019), ★★☆☆☆
* “Do Not Look Back, My Lion”, by Alix E. Harrow (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2019), ★★★☆☆
* “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, by Nibedita Sen (Nightmare Magazine, May 2019)