Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Autor de Patterns of Force
Sobre El Autor
Series
Obras de Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
The Secret Life Of Gods 2 copias
Home Is Where 2 copias
A Little Bit Of An Eclipse 2 copias
Garden Spot 2 copias
The Nature Of Things 2 copias
If It Ain't Broke 2 copias
The White Dog 2 copias
Seraphim 1 copia
Star Wars 2013 Del Rey Sampler 1 copia
Hand-Me-Down-Town 1 copia
Simple Gifts 1 copia
Murder, In Quotes 1 copia
Junkie 1 copia
Marsh Mallow 1 copia
Who Have No Eyes 1 copia
Doctor Dodge 1 copia
As the Angels Are In Heaven 1 copia
The Devil His Due 1 copia
Beggars Might Ride 1 copia
The Doctor's Wife 1 copia
Any Mother's Son 1 copia
Heroes 1 copia
Distance 1 copia
The Boy Who Loved Clouds 1 copia
Ask Arlen 1 copia
A Hole In Her Head 1 copia
Blythe Magic 1 copia
O, Pioneer 1 copia
Consonance 2009 Program Book 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 49 • June 2014 (Women Destroy Science Fiction! special issue) (2014) — Contribuidor — 161 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1954
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Davis, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- San Jose, California, USA
- Ocupaciones
- writer
musician - Organizaciones
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Horror Writers Association
Book View Cafe
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 49
- También por
- 14
- Miembros
- 1,481
- Popularidad
- #17,343
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 196
- ISBNs
- 58
- Idiomas
- 4
Book 1 of The Meri cycle finds the 15 year old Meredydd as the only female "prentice" in a male dominated religious Academy, learning to become a priest. Objections at her existence, which is starting to disrupt and distract the other students and teachers, forces the decision to make her pilgrimage to find The Meri earlier than many believe she's ready.
There are definite allusions to both state religion and the fear of witches (Wicke) and the belief that whilst people can worship a female incarnation of Godhead, a woman cannot be a disciple/priest of the same.
Much of the book is dedicated to the pilgrimage, and how Meredydd faces the three challenges put to her in her dreams. Mere seems to "let go" of some things really easily - her friend Leal and the Wisdom crystal are released with nary a second thought which is a shame.
The result of the pilgrimage is almost predictable, but no worse for that, and ties in nicely with the overall philosophy of the story… (más)