It’s easy to slap the word alien on a character but never really develop what that word means. I’ve enjoyed this entire series and the biggest reason stems from Liam and Ondry and their couplehood. Again, I won’t give away details, but these stories show Liam and Ondry taking the next step in their relationship and doing it with the same devotion they have shown during all of their long years together. Ondry may never fully understand the reality of being human, but his devotion to Liam is absolute and in The Choice and The Greatest Profit we get to see the culmination of all that they have achieved. Liam has gone from abused and neglected to someone who has confidence in himself and in his partner and, while they may be something of an “odd” couple, there’s never any doubt they belong together. The Choice and The Greatest Profit are two quick stories that fit well together and I enjoyed them because they show how far Liam and Ondry have come as a couple. I don’t want to give details of the story away, but for such a short piece, I think offers incredible insight into both humans and Rownt and the things we care about the most. Lyn Gala has always done an excellent job of showing readers exactly how different humans are from the Rownt, but in Kensho we also see how grief and the love of children are, in many ways, universal. This story, at its core, is about the meaning of grief and how that can change our entire view of the world and those that could threaten it. In it we see how Liam and the Rownt’s arrival on Earth has rocked humanity and left them scrambling to adjust. The first was Kensho (which is both the collection title and the title of an individual story), which centers around an exquisite art piece, an irritable art dealer, and a very wise Grandmother. You absolutely must have read the others books in the series because there is simply too much backstory you need to be aware of in order to really enjoy this collection.Īll of the stories were engaging, but I definitely had a couple of favorites. The stories range from fleshing out a few historical aspects of the series to giving a peek into the futures of our favorite traders, Liam and Ondry. Kensho is a collection of short stories from the Claimings series by Lyn Gala.
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