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Scale-Bright by Benjanun Sriduangkaew
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Scale-Bright (edition 2014)

by Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Author)

Series: Scale-Bright (Novella 2)

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Shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award. Julienne's aunts are the archer who shot down the suns and the woman who lives on the moon. They teach her that there's more to the city of her birth than meets the eye - that beneath the modern chrome and glass of Hong Kong there are demons, gods, and the seethe of ancient feuds. As a mortal Julienne is to give them wide berth, for unlike her divine aunts she is painfully vulnerable, and choice prey for any demon. Until one day, she comes across a wounded, bleeding woman no one else can see, and is drawn into an old, old story of love, snake women, and the deathless monk who hunts them.… (more)
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Title:Scale-Bright
Authors:Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Author)
Info:Immersion Press (2014), 110 pages
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Thrilled to have finally read something beyond the author's scattered online short fiction (everything I've read has been great). I have a weakness for retellings of myths and fairy tales (not to mention the fact that it's a lesbian retelling---even better), and this is among the best I've read. The characters were heartfelt, and the imagery was sumptuous, but I never felt overburdened by it. I didn't realize when I bought this that there were three more pieces of short fiction included, and those were also a delight. ( )
  allison_s | May 25, 2020 |
It's a nice romance story both between Julianne and Olivia and her two aunts, one of which that dotes on her constantly.

I like the intrigue going on behind the scenes as this is set in the realm of the gods as well and the maneuvering they have to do to accomplish a task.

There is both a love story going on between the aunts as well as Julianne's love story of her own and her quest to help Olivia free her sister.
It's a story I'd have loved to read as a kid, a tale of falling in love with something "from the other side", and not something that is werewolves or vampires. Someone that is in the fairy books as "someone/something you want to avoid"


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  Maverynthia | Jul 27, 2017 |
I am completely unfamiliar with these myths, and this was delightful. ( )
  adamwolf | Nov 24, 2015 |
...I loved this novella, even if it left me with the feeling I missed a lot of what Sriduangkaew put into it. I don't consider that a problem besides the obvious blind spot in my knowledge of Chinese mythology. Books can be read again and Scale-Bright is one of those pieces that probably should be read several times to fully appreciate it. I'm not entirely sure that I would recommend this novella as an entry point but I will say that if you haven't already read some of her stories, you are missing out. Benjanun Sriduangkaew once again shows that she is a major talent in speculative fiction. I for one, can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

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  Valashain | Oct 12, 2014 |
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Shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award. Julienne's aunts are the archer who shot down the suns and the woman who lives on the moon. They teach her that there's more to the city of her birth than meets the eye - that beneath the modern chrome and glass of Hong Kong there are demons, gods, and the seethe of ancient feuds. As a mortal Julienne is to give them wide berth, for unlike her divine aunts she is painfully vulnerable, and choice prey for any demon. Until one day, she comes across a wounded, bleeding woman no one else can see, and is drawn into an old, old story of love, snake women, and the deathless monk who hunts them.

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