The Fisher of Bones

De: Sarah Gailey

Narrado por: XE Sands

Duración: 1 h y 46 m

Resumen del Editor

The Prophet is dead. The eyes of the Gods have turned to his daughter. But she isn't ready. Not for the whispers in her ear, for the divinations...for the blood. Her people's history and their future, carved by ancients into the bones of long dead behemoths, are now her burden. Only she can read them, interpret the instructions, and guide them to the Promised Land.

Their journey is almost at an end, but now, without the Prophet, she must find a way to guide them to the place they will call home. Through blood and through sand, against the will of her own flock, against the horrors that haunt the darkness, only she can bring her people home.

The Prophet is dead. Long live the Prophetess.

©2017 Sarah Gailey, Fireside Fiction (P)2017 Serial Box Publishing

Dark and Beautiful

I'm usually not one to buy a short story by itself, but I'm glad I did. Gailey blended an unforgiving world, the hope of a people, and a reluctant, insecure leader into a brilliant story about the search of a "Promise Land." Even in less than 2 hours, it was hard not to connect to Fisher and her struggles.

Graphic audio format for grim fantasy

I’m not sure why this is labeled as sci-fi: there was no science to be found. The narration was outstanding and, along with the sound effects, conveyed a weary, haunting test of faith as The Prophetess leads her people through a desert. There’s indirect references to savages, off-screen deaths, some talk of laying with a man, and discussion of a woman’s courses. The perils, history, and motivations of the gods were perhaps a little too vaguely written. Either that, or I just didn’t absorb enough of the story to comprehend the ending. Regardless, this novella gave great cautionary tale vibes.