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A review by elee2013
Stories of the Raksura, Volume Two: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below by Martha Wells
5.0
5 ⭐️
Honestly, low key upset this is the last of the Raksura books! I would religiously read this universe, a la Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series (legit had to stop buying those in print as they have filled an entire bookshelf).
Moon and Stone and Jade and Balm and Merit and even Pearl ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m already primed for a reread, and it’s only been a few months since I read the first one!
This collection struck a chord with me. I enjoyed it opening with a “before” Moon, just after he’s had a truly good scare. But he still goes about his usual business of reluctantly helping groundlings when they’re being unfairly attacked. I imagine a far future Moon as a line grandfather, still grumpily doing things he should not be doing, simply because he wants to help. And to wrap with an interesting and scary(!) attack on the Kek/the colony tree while Jade and Moon are days from their first clutch! Mystery, action, pregnancy hormones… and MW of course perfectly frames the emotions of a new parent. Her ability to switch between “showing” emotions, and writing the details of an amazing action scene is next level. To top it off, she’s ahead of the curve for inclusivity, especially in exploring interacting with the gender spectrum.
Honestly, low key upset this is the last of the Raksura books! I would religiously read this universe, a la Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar series (legit had to stop buying those in print as they have filled an entire bookshelf).
Moon and Stone and Jade and Balm and Merit and even Pearl ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m already primed for a reread, and it’s only been a few months since I read the first one!
This collection struck a chord with me. I enjoyed it opening with a “before” Moon, just after he’s had a truly good scare. But he still goes about his usual business of reluctantly helping groundlings when they’re being unfairly attacked. I imagine a far future Moon as a line grandfather, still grumpily doing things he should not be doing, simply because he wants to help. And to wrap with an interesting and scary(!) attack on the Kek/the colony tree while Jade and Moon are days from their first clutch! Mystery, action, pregnancy hormones… and MW of course perfectly frames the emotions of a new parent. Her ability to switch between “showing” emotions, and writing the details of an amazing action scene is next level. To top it off, she’s ahead of the curve for inclusivity, especially in exploring interacting with the gender spectrum.