She is not a big fan of the system nor of Gatherers, but finds herself thrown into awkward cooperation with some of Gujaareh’s most faithful when she uncovers a plot to drive their two powers into war against each other. Sunandi is a Speaker, sort of an ambassador, in Gujaareh. We also follow a woman from the city-state of Kisua. Gatherers are pious, devout priests they reject the idea that they are killers. So, here is our first cultural relativism. Ideally, this is done with consent, but not always. (They share this dream tithe with their temple, and it is used by Sharers to heal and soothe other people in a sort of public health service.) In other cultures, it might also be said that Gatherers “kill” people.
Gujaareen priests follow four paths, and we spend most of our time with one of them: the Gatherers, whose job it is to peacefully “gather” the final tithe of dreams from a person at the end of their life. One is Gujaareh, where peace is the highest virtue and priority and the people worship the goddess Hananja above all she is goddess of dreams, death and the afterlife. We deal with a continent and, mostly, two city-states upon it. Like the Broken Earth and Inheritance trilogies, this is set in a world that in some ways resembles our own and in some ways departs from it. Displaying the author's trademark gift for soul-deep characterization, crisp pacing, and unflinching realism, The Killig Moonis Chuck Hogan's richest, most satisfying thriller yet.First in a duology by Jemisin who we know I love. As the tightly wound mystery that is Don Maddox's past begins to fray, he finds himself ensnared in a widespread conspiracy that ultimately threatens his own life, as he learns that even the smallest of towns can harbour the deepest, deadliest secrets. When a brutal murder shatters the isolation of this tiny hamlet, both the local cops and Maddox appear to have something to hide from the arriving state police homicide detectives. What is certain is that Maddox has been asking a lot of questions in his off-hours: about the activities of his fellow patrolmen, the disappearance of a local sex offender, and the recent incursion of crystal meth into the region. And no one understands why a man with no law enforcement background has hired on with a police force that inspires more fear than trust in its citizenry. No one knows for sure why Don Maddox has returned to his hometown of Black Falls, Massachusetts.
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