It is important to appreciate beauty, even when it is evil.

The Cloud Roads has wildly original worldbuilding, diverse and engaging characters, and a thrilling adventure plot. It's that rarest of fantasies: fresh and surprising, with a story that doesn't go where ten thousand others have gone before. I can't wait for my next chance to visit the Three Worlds!

Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Stop this. It's undignified.

There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.

But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath. Yes. Horrible, isn't it?

And in that sliver of time, I felt the power around me coalesce, malice-hard and sharp as crystal. That this analogy occurred to me should have been a warning.

There's truth even in tainted knowledge, if one reads carefully.