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Book Review
Jun. 3rd, 2023 05:32 pmDead Country
by Max Gladstone
This is the long-awaited next novel in the Craft Sequence. Tara Abernathy, now a powerful Craftwoman, returns to her hometown for her father's funeral. This is not a simple or easy homecoming, however, as Edgemont is a small, rural farming town that drove her out with torches and pitchforks when she started practicing the Craft. Her father died at the hands of curse-bearing Raiders. On her way home, she encounters Dawn, the survivor of a Raider attack, whom she takes on as an apprentice in the Craft. Once Tara and Dawn arrive at Edgemont, it becomes clear that the Raiders will come back and that the town is in grave danger. Tara and dawn must gain the trust of the villagers and work with them to defend their lives and homes.
Dead Country beautifully combines a small scope with very high stakes. The whole story revolves around saving one village from one band of Raiders, yet so much ends up hinging on it. Tara has to contend with both new and old relationships with the villagers, her mother, and Dawn, and it is these relationships that can make or break everything. I think that's what this book is about, how saving something small can save everything and how our bonds with each other are crucial to survival.
by Max Gladstone
This is the long-awaited next novel in the Craft Sequence. Tara Abernathy, now a powerful Craftwoman, returns to her hometown for her father's funeral. This is not a simple or easy homecoming, however, as Edgemont is a small, rural farming town that drove her out with torches and pitchforks when she started practicing the Craft. Her father died at the hands of curse-bearing Raiders. On her way home, she encounters Dawn, the survivor of a Raider attack, whom she takes on as an apprentice in the Craft. Once Tara and Dawn arrive at Edgemont, it becomes clear that the Raiders will come back and that the town is in grave danger. Tara and dawn must gain the trust of the villagers and work with them to defend their lives and homes.
Dead Country beautifully combines a small scope with very high stakes. The whole story revolves around saving one village from one band of Raiders, yet so much ends up hinging on it. Tara has to contend with both new and old relationships with the villagers, her mother, and Dawn, and it is these relationships that can make or break everything. I think that's what this book is about, how saving something small can save everything and how our bonds with each other are crucial to survival.
