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NOTE -- You can read this story here for free: https://firesidefiction.com/book/the-...I read this yesterday, and can't stop thinking about it. "Fisher of Bones" tells the story of a small group of people who are looking for their Promised Land. The viewpoint character is their Prophetess, recently appointed by the previous Prophet (her father) right before he dies. She has to keep the fractious group united until they reach the Promised Land, and the job proves difficult.I loved this story for
A retelling of the story of Moses with a female main character. I probably would've gotten a bit more out of it if I knew anything about Moses before reading this. I was also confused about the very end and don't totally understand it.
Sarah Gailey's talent level is such that I am sure she will be writing something truly Great (note the capital 'G') within the next ten years. For now she's working at the level of "WOW that is REALLY GOOD", and this novella is definitely that. It's something of a gender-flipped retelling of the Exodus, although the tone is not so much Biblical as post-apocalyptic. Gailey doesn't really tell us a whole lot about who the people in the book are and why they are traveling to a "promised land", but
The nitty-gritty: A short but thought-provoking and dark retelling of the story of Moses.Many of you are familiar with Serial Box, the company that has put serial storytelling back on the map, with recent stories like Bookburners , Tremontaine and The Witch Who Came in from the Cold . They offer short weekly “episodes” written by groups of writers, which are akin to episodic television. One of their latest launches is a collaboration with Fireside Fiction Company, a tale by Sarah Gaile...
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The Fisher of Bones is a very quick read, but there is a lot of substance within it. At times I wished that there was more development of the story, but as I think back on it, there was always enough to get my mind invested. If you are open to it, the novella touches on themes of religion and destiny in profound ways. The ending was abrupt but powerful in its simplicity.
Wow, where to start with this. My thoughts are still all scattered! I wasn’t very wowed while reading it: that’s not what has me conflicted. It was an interesting enough story and setting, though at times it felt as if Fisher was just lurching from crisis to crisis, with no real indication of what happened in between. I wanted more characterisation, more meat on the bones of the ongoing tragedy, to make me really feel it and feel the strain of the characters’ journey, their isolation.There are s...
