Shadowbridge was very original-and I mean that in a good way. It's about a puppeteer who is traveling around the world, practicing her craft and learning new stories where ever she stops. Leodora, our puppeteer, is following in the footsteps of her father who was at one time the most famous puppeteer in all of Shadowbridge. Traveling with her is her father's former partner Soter and her accompanist, who is a gods touched musician. As they travel, Leodora realizes that they are things Soter isn't telling her about her dead parents, and that these things could lead her into danger she knows little to nothing about.
The story includes stories within the story, the tales that Leodora tells and learns as she travels putting on her shows. The inner stories are done in the style of fables and myths about all of the strange places she goes to in Shadowbridge. The world is a character in itself-it's a world of small islands connected by bridges and tunnels with cities themselves built on the bridges. It's a magical bit of world building-incredibly different cultures are just a bridge span away, and really allows the author to take a world traveling approach with the story that feels very fresh. The inner stories also let us know more about Leodora and Soter without going into heavy explanations, which is a nice touch also.
Shadowbridge
Gregory Frost
#/59
No comments:
Post a Comment