The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

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The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Fantasy about Moon the orphan finding his reluctant way back to his people, a mostly-winged hive species.

Fun, but I suspect this one will stand or fall on whether it's emotionally kinked right for the reader. For me it was halfway there. This is a 'coming in from the cold' story, and a 'finding out you're special' story, and a 'proving your worth to everyone' story. All with bonus matriarchal sexual politics. So if you like any of that sort of thing, go to it, because this is competent and well-built and unashamed of its indulgences (which, by the way, good for it). If none of that appeals, eh, give it a pass.




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