Torres writes with a very sure hand and the tales in this collection is range from the erotic to the creepily horrorific. The pace is very fast and because of the nature of the project some of the stories end abruptly, begging for further expansion, so I hope that Cesar revisits some of his worlds very soon!
All the stories are quite good but here are my favorites:
"The Broken Chest" is a story of of the relationship between a father anf daughter and immediately reminded me of the early works of Tanith Lee, beautiful!
"The Scryer" is weird and wonderful and the world of the Worm Queens needs to be explored further!
"Honey" is a retelling of the Greek Circe myth, from her point of view - beware her wrath!
"Mantis Love" is the most upbeat tale in the collection and was very touching as well. There weren't a lot of kids out when I was in high school as there is today and I always applaud the young people that are proud of who they are at such a crucial age.
"Tincture DRK-01"...Cesar, LOVED IT! Love potions always come with a price...
"We Merge" reads as if its from a larger work but it is still an action packed piece and compelling intoduction to Dax the Spider's world...
and "Lemonade..."; again, I believe part of a larger piece and another snapshot of a weird, colorful world...
I really enjoyed each of these short peeks into Cesar's mind and at the same time was sad there wasn't more to read to whet my appetite. I definitely look forward to reading more of Cesar's work and recommend you do the same. In the meantime, pick up a copy 12 BURNING WHEELS here http://bit.ly/dwwpUZ from Amazon.
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