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The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
Sherlock Holmes with a space opera twistโฆit works! An entertaining novella! This is one of the most refreshing Sherlock Holmes-inspired tales. The space opera setting was such fun! The Watnsonesque character here is The Shadow’s Child, a transport ship that lost its crew in a traumatic experience and now earns a living by brewing drugs…
3.5 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, adventure, Aliette de Bodard, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DETECTIVE, female authors, French American Vietnamese author, futuristic, LGBTQ+ Author, light reads, MYSTERY, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, published in 2018, read in 2022, RETELLINGS, SCI-FI, sherlockiana, SPACE, SPACE OPERA, spaceships, SPECULATIVE FICTION, The Tea Master and the Detective, Vietnamese inspired setting -
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
I was intrigued by this novella’s premiseโThe Goblin Emperor meets Howlโs Moving Castle in a Vietnamese inspired settingโby its cover and of course by the promise of sapphic love story. Sadly, I can’t say that Fireheart Tiger was a particularly good read.As per usual, if you are thinking of reading this I recommend you read…
1st pov, 2.5 STARS, Aliette de Bodard, court intrigue, f/f, FANTASY, female authors, Fireheart Tiger, French American Vietnamese author, high fantasy, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, MAGIC, netgalley, NOVELLA/SHORT STORY, palace, published in 2021, queer, read in 2020, ROMANCE, royals, sapphic, Vietnamese inspired setting
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