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Black Sun

Auteur(s): Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrateur(s): Cara Gee, Nicole Lewis, Kaipo Schwab, Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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 Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the “engrossing and vibrant” (Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Riot Baby) first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.

A god will return
When the earth and sky converge
Under the black sun

In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial even proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.

Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.

Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created a “brilliant world that shows the full panoply of human grace and depravity” (Ken Liu, award-winning author of The Grace of Kings). This epic adventure explores the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in this “absolutely tremendous” (S.A. Chakraborty, nationally bestselling author of The City of Brass) and most original series debut of the decade. Créateurs autochtones Fantastique Fantastique épique Fiction Historique Littérature mondiale Voix de femmes Épique Amérindien

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"This epic fantasy, which includes political upheaval, taboo magic, and a hint of romance, is narrated by an array of textured voices. In this intense, adventurous story, inspired by pre-Columbian civilizations, every voice is clear and grave. While Cara Gee and Nicole Lewis are slightly warmer in tone than Kaipo Schwab and Shaun Taylor–Corbett, make no mistake—all the narrators remind us that everything is at stake in this fantasy. Having four narrators for overlapping storylines may seem like a lot at times, given the numerous characters and the constant movement within this adventure. But each voice is distinct and drives the story forward, leading to an explosive ending."
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I think this was a very good story. very intriguing concept and I feel like the cultural bits were exciting to explore. I think it could be longer though there were some parts where I thought more of the interactions could be shown or explained.

Grabbed me instantly.

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Love the uncolonized vision Roanhorse has created. It’s a definite “free your mind” experience based on an Indigenous perspectives, values and cultures.

Can’t wait for the next instalment

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Black Sun opens strong. A mother maims her child for religious reasons and then sacrifices herself. We're left wondering whether she was criminally insane, a religious zealot, or the mother of a true prophet. Perhaps all three. And so we begin.

There are a few main characters here, including the standard Han Solo sort of character, a girl named Xiala, captain of a ship, living for pleasure and quips. Normally, these characters bug me, but for some reason, this one didn't. I liked her, and I loved how her secrets were slowly revealed.

Xiala is tasked with transporting a blind priest to a faraway land, but she suspects that there is something sinister about him. Ominous.

The other main characters are Naranpa, a priest, and Okoa, a guard. Both are immensely likeable, but they are in opposing factions, and these factions are headed towards war. This adds even more tension to the mix.

The prose is engaging and vivid, the worldbuilding is fantastic and fresh, there are mysteries buried everywhere, and a looming tension weighs on everything. And the plot moves fast, too. This is a true thriller.

One of my favourite things about this story is the horror of a moral system unlike our own. Characters who seem nice in every way can commit vile deeds from a place of selflessness. And because this moral system is foreign and unpredictable, it gives us the sense that almost anything can happen.

My only complaint is that the book ends on a cliffhanger. It seemed like a different, more satisfying ending was coming. But we're robbed of that. Perhaps in the sequel. Ah well.

A Dark, Mysterious Fantasy Thriller

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I'm not usually a fan of books that switch between multiple characters (I'm impatient) but this author is so skilled and does it really well. A very unique story, I couldn't help procrastinating everything else in my lofe to finish it.

Dang! So so good

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While I wasn't blown away by the story, its unique style/setting (and the excellent narration) was definitely enough to keep me interested throughout this audiobook.

The setting is conceptually, culturally, and linguistically inspired by Indigenous Central/South American peoples, histories, and mythologies, which is a nice change from the Medieval European archetypes that tend to dominate the fantasy genre. This gave the story a freshness that made up for a general lack of depth in certain areas/characters.

There were a couple of characters belonging to a third gender that used its own unique pronouns (shay/sheer, as opposed to she/her or he/him), and while I'm not opposed to this philosophically or ideologically, I did find it somewhat confusing, or even annoying, especially at first. There seemed to be no reason for it, and no real discussion/commentary of the nature of sex/gender (even though there was also another minor character who was transgender), so I'm not sure what the author was going for here.

Regardless, an enjoyable listen overall, and I'll be listening to the rest of the trilogy for sure.

Good, Fresh, Unique Fantasy Setting/Story

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