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A review by nooralshanti
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #218 by Marissa Lingen, Scott H. Andrews, Margaret Killjoy
5.0
I only read one of the stories in this issue of BCS: Morgan Al-Moor's "The Beast Weeps with One Eye".
I don't usually like things that involve warring Gods or supernatural beings (or in this case "Elders" even tangentially, but I really liked this story, so props to the author.
It's a short story and so I don't want to give too much away, but just want to mention a couple of the things I liked about it. First of all, the world-building is amazing. Reading about this tribe as they escape horrors, from the POV of the shaman of the tribe it felt so real and so rooted in its African inspired mythology and language and customs. And then of course the main character has some pretty awesome powers!
I also loved the way the story handles its main theme. I just won't say anymore, but it was awesome.
So, check it out. It's free here: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-beast-weeps-with-one-eye/
Definitely makes me want to read more by this author (and this magazine!) :)
I don't usually like things that involve warring Gods or supernatural beings (or in this case "Elders" even tangentially, but I really liked this story, so props to the author.
It's a short story and so I don't want to give too much away, but just want to mention a couple of the things I liked about it. First of all, the world-building is amazing. Reading about this tribe as they escape horrors, from the POV of the shaman of the tribe it felt so real and so rooted in its African inspired mythology and language and customs. And then of course the main character has some pretty awesome powers!
I also loved the way the story handles its main theme. I just won't say anymore, but it was awesome.
So, check it out. It's free here: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-beast-weeps-with-one-eye/
Definitely makes me want to read more by this author (and this magazine!) :)