SFF

Cormorant Run

by Lilith Saintcrow
Orbit: Hachette. Jun. 2017. 388p. ISBN 9780316277969. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9780316277938. SF
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No one knows for sure what caused the event that opened rifts across the Earth and killed those caught inside. Despite the devastation, some entered these anomalies and returned, bringing with them strange, valuable technologies. When Ashe, the most famous of the rifters, dies, her student Svinga, who has been in prison for murder, is ordered to enter the Cormorant Rift and discover whatever killed Ashe, and bring it back. If she refuses the job, she rots in jail. Either way could be a death sentence, but Svinga has not survived this long without reasons.
VERDICT Reading Saintcrow's ("Gallow and Ragged" series) postapocalyptic adventure is like riding a high-speed train. After a slow start owing to footnoted vernacular, the pace quickens and readers will be caught up in the excitement.
Reviewed by Kristi Chadwick , Jun 15, 2017
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