

If you‘re after fantasies about colonialism, displacement, and environmental degradation, you need the Crowns of Ishia novellas in your life. THE DESERT TALON looks at refugees in a land of people with whom they share ancestry but not a viewpoint on what their magic is and how it should be used. Karin Lowachee digs deep into her themes across these 150 pages, all while she delivers her signature stellar characterization. I couldn‘t put it down.