- Paperback: 152 pages
- Publisher: Prime Books (August 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0809572354
- ISBN-13: 978-0809572359
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #846,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Cisco (The Tyrant) ups the ante for provocative dark fantasy by giving this coming-of-age tale a subtle metaphysical edge. While still a boy, sensitive Nophtha realizes that he's uncommonly empathetic and able to see the world from the perspective of others. Tutored by his uncle, Nophtha apprentices as an itinerant spirit eater, or someone who absorbs lingering ghosts that congest the surrounding atmosphere and converts their essence into formidable healing powers. One day, Nophtha crosses paths with his alter ego, Wite, a soul burner who hopes to evolve to a higher level of being by gorging himself on the souls of the living. Under his sway, Nophtha is compelled to evaluate whether he and Wite are that different in nature, and to assess his feelings about family and community. Cisco writes in a reflective style that masks his narrative's virtual absence of a plot. Though discursive and sometimes repetitive, the story still moves toward its conclusion with a momentum borne of the author's meditative prose and aphoristic expressions. (Jan.)
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3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant dark fantasy novel, Oct 11 2007
By Paul Tremblay "pnuke33" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
One of my favorite reads of the year. Surrealistic setup; the narrator is a soul burner, employ of the Empire, and must hunt down Wite, a soul burner turned spirit eater. Cisco turns the strange and exotic into something so personal. The key here, is the narrative voice. So many writers don't know how to use first person to their advantage (and I love me a good first person) and Cisco nails it in this book. The narrator's voice/rhythm was hypnotic, mesmerizing, the repeated bits like incantations. It builds suspense and release at the right times, and the last line of the novel, after the narrator has flogged and implicated the reader, then made the reader want to be a part of humanity's destruction, that last line is just pitch perfect.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh, creative, lyrical, Sep 29 2009
By Robert D. P. Mackie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
While a bit confusing at times, I found this book fresh, creative, and lyrical. I was captivated by the flowing, intense rhythm, and constantly compelled to pull myself out of the engrossing story to think. This is a very original author. I've never read anything like this ever, and I look forward to more from him.
3 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This is a different kind of story, Dec 22 2007
By John J. Schoen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
I read it...but I didn't get it. I guess you have to be into something I am not.
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