Dark Water's Embrace
by Stephen Leigh
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Author: Stephen LeighEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-07
ISBN: 1604504013
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
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Book Review: A challenging tapestry
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the delightful things about Leigh's work are his believable aliens. These aliens feel more than 'humans with different shapes.' Instead, they challenge the reader to accept 'this is how we work.'
I found in this book, he treats the human race the same way. The people of this colony have had a difficult time of settlement. We see a society in reverse: a modern culture adapting and adjusting to a challenging planet, and Leigh doesn't spare us the details: the difficulties incurred by having such a small population base, the essence of how fading technology blends and reblends into the new culture that's arisen (with the lack of the overused 'and such and such was made, by the great and powerful Anchients...'). He paints a picture, and sets it to life.
Leigh's works are a robust an entertaining read, and challenge readers in ways I don't feel much of contemporary sci-fi does or will. He contains elements in his books, such as sex, but it's presented off-camera, and has a distinct purpose in the book. It fulfills part of the plot, and illustrates some element of the society. It isn't gratuitous, or fanservice, nor is it preachy, nor is it ever something as simple as 'boy meets girl': it's part of an overall tapestry and story you'll receive when reading this book.
Summary of Dark Water's Embrace
Winner of the Specturm Award. Often compared to Ursula Le Guinn?s ground-breaking "The Left Hand of Darkness," "Dark Water?s Embrace" is a fascinating look at issues of human (and alien) sexuality. Stephen Leigh creates a rich world with elaborate care and uses this alien backdrop to delve into issues of survival, sexuality and the meaning of life itself. *****?The fact is that Stephen Leigh?s new novel is a fine piece of work and one that deserves to reach a wide readership.??NY Review of Science Fiction*****Literature & Fiction Books
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