“This is the story of Sh-har Tianami taken from the Rememberings in the Year of the Strangers. Listen to me, for I am dead...” A whispered word here, a sly suggestion there… Sh-har Tianami welcomed the outsiders to Home Tree Island, evangelists for the living god Rru-Tia. But when the silvered words were spoken, and the old allegiances broken, this new god would demand blood. On the Edge is a 12,500 word novelette, a length perfect for reading in one sitting.
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By Thal
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This work is an inspiration for me as an aspiring author, as is the rest of Shutt's books. Please do yourself a favour and check them out (this one AND the others)!
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16 Jun 2012
By Shirley R. Keller
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This book is a deep thinking read, yet keep my interest from page one to the end. It was hard to put down. Not for the light reader, as the subject makes you think as you are reading it. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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30 Mar 2012
By Deb
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This book had my interest from the first page. It is definitely a book that will make you think as it is a very deep book. As a novelette it surprised me at how much substance is included between the pages.
The book brings you to a group of young bipeds, Mids, who find themselves in a unique situation as they are confronted by strangers with a different look on life. The story is one that is difficult to put down once you get started you want to know how it ends.
This is not a book for the light reader due to the deep subject. It will make you contemplate your humanity and what may have happened as we advanced.
An enjoyable read that I would definitely recommend as an intellectual stimulating topic.
I received this book as an early reviewer. It was a nice surprise.
The book brings you to a group of young bipeds, Mids, who find themselves in a unique situation as they are confronted by strangers with a different look on life. The story is one that is difficult to put down once you get started you want to know how it ends.
This is not a book for the light reader due to the deep subject. It will make you contemplate your humanity and what may have happened as we advanced.
An enjoyable read that I would definitely recommend as an intellectual stimulating topic.
I received this book as an early reviewer. It was a nice surprise.
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I felt like I was missing something
26 July 2012
By Mary Lavers
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Gill Shutt's fantasy novelette, On the Edge, follows a group of monkeys (monkey-like creatures, but sentient and with a rudimentary belief system...on a planet with two moons) who go to the edge of their territory, only to discover a band of strangers (other monkey-like creatures, but with a slightly different and more violent belief system) huddled there in the "Home Trees." The strangers proceed to insinuate themselves into the existing community, separating the young from the old, the males from the females, the leaders from the followers, and slyly eliminating any who oppose them. The story, I think, is meant to be chilling and sad, and perhaps is meant as a commentary on human behaviour.
I say "I think" it's meant to be that way because, in truth, I'm not sure I really "get" this story. It's not poorly-written and it's interesting enough, but, well, I just didn't care that much about any of the characters. I feel like I'm supposed to care, but I didn't. Maybe it's because the characters are too removed from me, there are too many levels of separation--they are monkeys AND they're on another planet AND they're divided between old and young AND they're in a conflict with another tribe--there just wasn't enough in it that made me think, "Aha! That's what she means! That's just like (insert thing from real life) this!"
I asked my partner Mike (who reads a lot more fantasy and science fiction than I do) if he would still like Planet of the Apes if there weren't any humans in it. He said he would, but I don't think I would at all. This novelette was, for me, like Planet of the Apes without any humans. I suspect many readers would not be bothered by that concept and those are the ones who should definitely check out this novelette.
For more reviews, please visit my blog, CozyLittleBookJournal.
Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of this novelette from the publisher through the Early Reviewers program on LibraryThing, in exchange for posting an honest review. The review did not need to be favourable, just honest (well, I hope so anyway, because that's how I write). The opinions expressed--for better or for worse--are my own.
I say "I think" it's meant to be that way because, in truth, I'm not sure I really "get" this story. It's not poorly-written and it's interesting enough, but, well, I just didn't care that much about any of the characters. I feel like I'm supposed to care, but I didn't. Maybe it's because the characters are too removed from me, there are too many levels of separation--they are monkeys AND they're on another planet AND they're divided between old and young AND they're in a conflict with another tribe--there just wasn't enough in it that made me think, "Aha! That's what she means! That's just like (insert thing from real life) this!"
I asked my partner Mike (who reads a lot more fantasy and science fiction than I do) if he would still like Planet of the Apes if there weren't any humans in it. He said he would, but I don't think I would at all. This novelette was, for me, like Planet of the Apes without any humans. I suspect many readers would not be bothered by that concept and those are the ones who should definitely check out this novelette.
For more reviews, please visit my blog, CozyLittleBookJournal.
Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of this novelette from the publisher through the Early Reviewers program on LibraryThing, in exchange for posting an honest review. The review did not need to be favourable, just honest (well, I hope so anyway, because that's how I write). The opinions expressed--for better or for worse--are my own.
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