Just storing some links
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hrjJust wanted to store some links to reviews of S&S22.
I may be adding more to this as I turn them up. I know there are a few others I've run across that aren't included here yet. That's the point in making the list -- so I don't have to try to hunt them down again in the future.
By Jim C. Hines in his blog. -- "Skin and Bones, by Heather Rose Jones: Jones has written a number of skin-changer stories, starting with Sword & Sorceress XII, so this is another one where I could tell I was missing a bit of backstory. Asholi is a skin-changer who must convince her people to ally with her Lord and Master, but when she seeks out the skin-changer village, she finds a mystery. The twist was predictable, but I very much enjoyed the magic Jones has developed, with all of its implications and consequences."
By Rich Horton in his blog. -- No specific commentary on my story. However in a later (year-end?) summary of themed anthologies, mentions my story as one of five in the volume "worthy of note".
By "Superheidi" in the blog Pretty Scary -- "In "Skin and Bones", sexuality is toyed with as the lead character, Asholi, must use her magic to bargain with a warring group for her lesbian lover's life."
By Paul Abbamondi in his blog. -- ""Skin and Bones" by Heather Rose Jones focuses on Ashóli, a Kaltaoven witch otherwise known as a skinchanger. The Marchalt of Wilentelu has chosen her to find the nearest village of skin-singers and bargain with them for his sake. She does, but soon finds herself bargaining for those she cares most about. I found myself a bit confused at exactly what skinchangers were in Jones' world, and suspect that previous Skins stories might clear that up. Ashóli is another strong example of the type of female protagonist that exemplifies a refreshingly ample amount of humility and heart. What the story lacks in terms of action it more than makes up in characterization. An excellent read, and now I must find others in the same universe to devour. "
By Elizabeth A. Allen in the short fiction review blog The Fix -- "In “Skin and Bones” by Heather Rose Jones, the mage Asholi visits a small town where a shape-changing shaman, a skin-singer, is missing, and something weird is going on. Asholi unearths tragic, twisted secrets and an old man’s sacrifice for the good of his town. Jones, who has written about skin-singers before, explores the rules and mechanics of her unique invention with an exception that illuminates the rules. Pretty cool, also painful…but in a good way, you know? Gets under your skin"
By "Frost" at his/her review site --No comments on specific stories.
By Jackie Cassada via Library Journal -- No comments on my story.
By Allan Rosewarne on his blog -- Specific mention of my story by topic, but no comments.
By "Freedomstar" at his/her review site -- "“Skin and Bones” by Heather Rose Jones takes place in world where clans of shapeshifters that use skins to change exist. Asholi is a skin singer working for a governor of a city. Her employer asks her to seek out a clan of her people to offer them employment. She finds a troubling group of people with a secret. Events escalate when her love interest is kidnapped. Ms. Jones creates a great story of a strange race that has an interesting culture."
I may be adding more to this as I turn them up. I know there are a few others I've run across that aren't included here yet. That's the point in making the list -- so I don't have to try to hunt them down again in the future.
By Jim C. Hines in his blog. -- "Skin and Bones, by Heather Rose Jones: Jones has written a number of skin-changer stories, starting with Sword & Sorceress XII, so this is another one where I could tell I was missing a bit of backstory. Asholi is a skin-changer who must convince her people to ally with her Lord and Master, but when she seeks out the skin-changer village, she finds a mystery. The twist was predictable, but I very much enjoyed the magic Jones has developed, with all of its implications and consequences."
By Rich Horton in his blog. -- No specific commentary on my story. However in a later (year-end?) summary of themed anthologies, mentions my story as one of five in the volume "worthy of note".
By "Superheidi" in the blog Pretty Scary -- "In "Skin and Bones", sexuality is toyed with as the lead character, Asholi, must use her magic to bargain with a warring group for her lesbian lover's life."
By Paul Abbamondi in his blog. -- ""Skin and Bones" by Heather Rose Jones focuses on Ashóli, a Kaltaoven witch otherwise known as a skinchanger. The Marchalt of Wilentelu has chosen her to find the nearest village of skin-singers and bargain with them for his sake. She does, but soon finds herself bargaining for those she cares most about. I found myself a bit confused at exactly what skinchangers were in Jones' world, and suspect that previous Skins stories might clear that up. Ashóli is another strong example of the type of female protagonist that exemplifies a refreshingly ample amount of humility and heart. What the story lacks in terms of action it more than makes up in characterization. An excellent read, and now I must find others in the same universe to devour. "
By Elizabeth A. Allen in the short fiction review blog The Fix -- "In “Skin and Bones” by Heather Rose Jones, the mage Asholi visits a small town where a shape-changing shaman, a skin-singer, is missing, and something weird is going on. Asholi unearths tragic, twisted secrets and an old man’s sacrifice for the good of his town. Jones, who has written about skin-singers before, explores the rules and mechanics of her unique invention with an exception that illuminates the rules. Pretty cool, also painful…but in a good way, you know? Gets under your skin"
By "Frost" at his/her review site --No comments on specific stories.
By Jackie Cassada via Library Journal -- No comments on my story.
By Allan Rosewarne on his blog -- Specific mention of my story by topic, but no comments.
By "Freedomstar" at his/her review site -- "“Skin and Bones” by Heather Rose Jones takes place in world where clans of shapeshifters that use skins to change exist. Asholi is a skin singer working for a governor of a city. Her employer asks her to seek out a clan of her people to offer them employment. She finds a troubling group of people with a secret. Events escalate when her love interest is kidnapped. Ms. Jones creates a great story of a strange race that has an interesting culture."
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Date: 2007-12-17 01:13 am (UTC)