The Black Tides of Heaven

2.5ish stars. Innovative and compelling but also sort of claustrophobic and manic. There's some really cool world-building in the tiny bits and pieces it's detailed, but it's basically half the length of a novel, and there's only half the amount of world-building there needs to be in order to provide......more

¿Qué puedo decir de este libro? Simplemente que supuso un total soplo de aire fresco, que me mostró otro tipo de fantasía, la que llevaba mucho tiempo buscando. Una original y fascinante pero por encima de todo entretenida, de esas que te atrapan y no te sueltan, con un worldbuilding genial, persona......more

Actual Rating: 3.5 The Black Tides of Heaven centers around a pair of twins, Mokoya & Akeha, as they navigate a complicated political landscape & constantly dodge the schemes set forth by their mother, the Protector. It always excites me when I get the opportunity to read a fantasy story with nontradi......more

“The saying goes, ‘The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives.’ To which a wise teacher said, ‘But as with all waters, one can swim against the tide.” Solid world-building, character development and political intrigue in JY Yang's The Black Tides of Heaven. We follow the twin childre......more

“The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives. But as with all waters, one can swim against the tide.” What a stunner! What a beauty! I've had this series on my radar for a while because a) that cover b) I knew it was queer. So I kicked myself in the butt, bought a copy and fell in lov......more