Over the weekend, M. Rickert won the William L. Crawford Award (shortlist) for best first fantasy book for her collection, Map of Dreams. Today, my much-delayed review of Map of Dreams is up at Strange Horizons.
You may also want to read the Locus reviews by Gary K. Wolfe and Nick Gevers. And then you should read the book itself.
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This is one of the most beautiful and clear-sighted reviews I’ve read in a long time. Thanks for writing it, Niall.
Very intriguing, powerful review. I’ve never read Rickert’s work before…will have to correct that now!
Thanks, both. Ilana: “Anyway” is about as good a place to start as any.