![]() On the whole, this wholeheartedly Russian tale is most compelling as social commentary. While undeniably authentic, the cynical tone may alienate many Western readers before they reach the startling but well-grounded climax. At first Galina is reluctant to report anything because of her history of mental illness. ![]() She then turns into a jackdaw and flies away. Galina lives in Moscow with her sister who gives birth in a bathroom. Edited by Ekaterina Sedia, author of The Secret History of Moscow and The Alchemy of Stone.With stories from Forrest Aguirre, Hal Duncan, Richard Parks, Cat Rambo, Jay Lake, Greg van Eekhout, Cat Sparks, Steve Berman, Stephanie Campisi, Mark Teppo, Paul Meloy, Vylar Kaftan, Mike Jasper, Ben Peek, Kaaron Warren, Darin C. Modern blue-collar Moscow is pitch-perfect, however: bustling yet seedy, disorganized and none too respectable. The Secret History of Moscow is a fantasy novel set in the underworld of capitalist Russia. A host of secondary characters rapidly clutter the narrative and cloud its focus, and Sedia's persistently curt prose favors contemporary atmosphere over mythic resonance, diminishing Koschey the Deathless and Zemun the Celestial Cow to near-mundane status. : The Secret History of Moscow (9781607012290) by Sedia, Ekaterina and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available. ![]() ![]() Joined by police detective Yakov Richards, Galina tracks the missing Masha into an underground milieu where lost souls mingle with beings out of Russian folklore. Masha, the cheerfully normal sister of vision-prone translator Galina, turns into a jackdaw and flies off, leaving her just-born child behind. Sedia (According to Crow) applies urban fantasy templates to her Russian setting with mixed success in her second stand-alone novel. ![]()
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