SFF

The Entropy of Bones

by Ayize Jama-Everett
Small Beer. (Liminal People, Bk. 3). Aug. 2015. 228p. ISBN 9781618731036. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9781618731043. FANTASY
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Chabi would never be like other teens in the Bay Area. Her black-Mongolian heritage, her lack of a father, her mother's alcoholism—those make her unusual but what really sets her apart is that she is liminal, able to do things that normal humans simply can't. Although mute from birth Chabi can push her thoughts into the minds of others. Trained from a young age to be an unstoppable killer by a man with shady motives, Chabi falls into a dangerous crowd led by the charismatic Rice after her mentor disappears. Before she can fall completely under Rice's sway, a man familiar with liminals tries to tell her the score.
VERDICT In this follow-up to The Liminal People and The Liminal War, Jama-Everett focuses on an outsider character who can show us more of the powers at play in his world. When the novel succeeds, it does so mostly on the strength of Chabi's voice.
Reviewed by Megan M. McArdle , Aug 01, 2015
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