Using its alien protagonist to explore the politics of gender and belonging, this is a fascinating read for SF readers looking for something out of the ordinary. Despite her weakness at description it's never clear what non-Raksura "groundlings" actually look like Wells makes it work, powering through on sheer creativity and characterization. In this followup to The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells returns with a world-spanning odyssey, a mystery that only provokes more questions and the adventure of a lifetime. Wells' sequel to The Cloud Roads is a world-building tour de force, widening the Raksura mythos to include a whole new civilization: a city built on the back of a giant beast, full of powerful sorcerers and a populace that regards Raksuras as monsters. This discovery sends Moon and the hunters of Indigo Cloud on a quest for the heartstone of the tree a quest that will lead them far away, across the Serpent Sea. Now, Moon must navigate his precarious place in matriarchal Raksura society and use his outsider experience to hunt down the one thing that could save their new home. Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards. Fleeing the conquering Fell, the colony has returned to their ancestral forest, only to find it deserted and dying. A complete list of all Martha Wellss books & series in order (33 books) (3 series). Once a clanless vagabond, Moon is now the consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud colony, but the job isn't as easy as it sounds.
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