Published: Aug. 10, 2011
Words: 8,156 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465729361

Description

Fatha Gesha-emodo is the most talented scent-maker in the north, but even it cannot save its House from catastrophe... until it meets an anadi witch, and learns a secret that will save its House, but change everything else. What knowledge is worth the price of an anadi's tears? A novella of the Jokka.

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love, relationships, aliens, witch, secrets, finances, transgender, gender, jokka

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Review by: Lynn E. O'Connacht on April 02, 2013 :
Um. What do I say about this book(let)? It's not my favourite story of the jokka, and I think that's pretty much down to the fact that it relies on implication far more than the others; it's a lot less transparent and requires more effort. I'd have liked it to be a tad less subtle, though that does fit with the narrative. As a story, if you're reading them in order, you're back to at best bittersweet and really durned creepy at worst.

I wouldn't advise people to start with this tale. Fatha Gesha-emodo isn't the most typical jokkad protagonist and the shadowed implications for society as a whole probably won't pack as much punch if you're not quite aware of how their society works. The story is extremely tightly focused and doesn't really pause to fill the reader. It just hints at what one needs to know, assumes one already knows it, and isn't long enough to fill one in as one goes along.

That said, I enjoyed it and I hope we'll get to see some of the implications of this story worked out in the books I've got left to read.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Conrad Wong on Nov. 15, 2011 :
This is not the first book one should read if one hasn't read the Jokka stories, but for those who are familiar, this is a pungent piece-- I can't classify it as sweet or spicy-- that will haunt the reader for a while. I'm with E. McCoy on that this could be a turning point of the Jokka timeline!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Razz on Aug. 10, 2011 :
Another great story from Ke Bakkil that sheds more light on the Jokka, though this one is a bit more eerie than previous tales. The plight of the anadi is fleshed out more in this story and several possibilities that haven't been brought up before are now part of this fascinating setting. I found this to be a curious, bittersweet, and somewhat spooky addition to the Jokka stories. It may not be for the faint-of-heart, but if you're a fan of these aliens, you're definitely going to enjoy it!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Elizabeth McCoy on Aug. 10, 2011 :
Okay, this is cool. This is also Bits Of Creepy, that... I can point to, and I can even point to some of _why_ it's creepy, but other bits I can't actually define the creepy-source. This has... some interesting application for Jokka who have ever been female, and possibly some explanations for why it's bad to breed a Jokka before her second Turning.

I need to re-read it, though, and work on exactly why [plot element] is going to help with the perfumes, when it seems to also be fogging the narrator's gift with scent. Even if I didn't somehow mis-read, though, it's a very small loose end -- and this story... Drat, I just had to backspace over a paragraph of spoilers. Right. There's stuff here that, if it ever got addressed by Jokka of scientific mindset, could _seriously_ change the race.

Maybe that's the creepy part, actually; no one quite comes out and thinks about the full meanings of it, because it is Just That D*** Disturbing to the Status Quo.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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