· As a classical blend of far-future SF and traditional murder mystery, The Tea Master and the Detective should satisfy readers unfamiliar with the Xuya universe, but at the same time it’s an intriguing introduction to that universe, much of which seems to lie just outside the borders of this entertaining tale. The elegant weaving of narrative is what we’ve come to expect from de Bodard’s unique style. This is the opposite of a closed-room mystery, an open-space mystery which pushes the boundaries of A.I-as-person and genius-as-misanthropic-detective. Deeply affecting and always entertaining, The Tea Master and the Detective should be your next read. Set in a universe of short story novellas by Aliette de Bodard (each stand alone stories) The Tea Master is an interesting Space Opera Detective story well worth your time. The main character is called Shadow's Child, a mindship who seems to be struggling almost with a form of post traumatic stress disorder from an event in it's past/5().
The last book was a total dud where as The Tea Master and the Detective is a surprise gem I greatly enjoyed. Set in a universe of short story novellas by Aliette de Bodard (each stand alone stories) The Tea Master is an interesting Space Opera Detective story well worth your time. The elegant weaving of narrative is what we've come to expect from de Bodard's unique style. This is the opposite of a closed-room mystery, an open-space mystery which pushes the boundaries of A.I-as-person and genius-as-misanthropic-detective. Deeply affecting and always entertaining, The Tea Master and the Detective should be your next read. "The Tea Master and the Detective" is a wonderful pastiche of Sherlock Holmes in space - which is this nerd's wet dream! In a little less than a hundred pages, Aliette de Bobard created a fascinating world where powerful families rule, not unlike Imperial Japan, and ships have living minds.
The Tea Master and the Detective. (art: Maurizio Manzieri and Dirk Berger, respectively) A major space opera book set in the Hugo-award nominated series The Universe of Xuya, winner of the Nebula Award and finalist for the Hugo and Locus Awards. In a galactic empire inspired by Vietnamese culture, a detective and a mindship must team up to solve a mystery. Set in a universe of short story novellas by Aliette de Bodard (each stand alone stories) The Tea Master is an interesting Space Opera Detective story well worth your time. The main character is called Shadow's Child, a mindship who seems to be struggling almost with a form of post traumatic stress disorder from an event in it's past. New Xuya novella forthcoming from Subterranean: The Tea Master and the Detective Novem at PM - 0 comments I’ve been sitting on this forever but am super happy to report that my novella The Tea Master and the Detective will be coming out from Subterranean Press in March , with lovely art by Maurizio Manzieri.
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