They sailed north and west, following the summer currents out of the sweating heat of the equator, and saw Cities so distant even Yule had only read their names on his charts.

Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings. They walked the streets of the City of Yef and slept in the cool grottoes of the City of Jungil, and walked across the famed bridge connecting the twin Cities of Iyo and Ivo. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings is a collection of short stories that re-imagine South and East Asian myths, penned by fifteen authors tasked with representing their culture. Then they stayed three nights on the abandoned Island of Tho, where the ruins of a failed City loomed like broken gray teeth against the sun, before skipping along a string of low, sand-scoured islands too small to be named. They docked first at the City of Sissly, where Ade could admire the pink domes of the local chapels and taste the pepper-bite of fresh gwanna fruit. When asked what she wanted to see, Ade replied, ' Everything,' so Yule obediently charted a course toward everything. Yule thought about once-upon-a-times and bold beginnings.Īt dawn they departed. Ade nestled into the softness of his arm and thought about happily-ever-afters and sweet-tasting endings. For fans of Neil Gaiman's Unnatural Creatures and Ameriie's New York Timesbestselling Because You Love to Hate Me.“They spent the night tucked beneath a spare scrap of canvas in the boat bottom, listening to the sluicing of waves against the pine-tarred hull and watching the night wheel over them like a dancer's star-studded skirt. A young woman takes up her mother's mantle and leads the dead to their final resting place.įrom fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge, these stories will beguile readers from start to finish. Still Star-Crossed by Sona Charaipotra - 2 stars This is a retelling of the Punjabi folktale Mirza and Sahiba.

I thought the ending was pretty good, but wasnt completely impressed with the story as a whole or with the mythology tie-in. A young man learns the true meaning of sacrifice. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings Audible Audiobook Unabridged. Two sisters transform into birds to escape captivity.

Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong.Ī mountain loses her heart. Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.įifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.Ĭompiled by We Need Diverse Books's Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, the authors included in this exquisite collection are: Renée Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M.

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