Victoria Goddard’s The Bone Harp
This is an interesting departure for Goddard—not just because it’s a stand-alone, not set in her usual world (she has many series and characters but the rest are all related to some degree), but also the writing style feels very different. The central character is an immortal elf, who after centuries of war and cursed wandering, has awoken someplace different, healed. His journey home (literal and metaphysical) is a slow one, and the history of the world is revealed slowly as well—it’s all very beautiful and meditative. Great characters as always, and I do love how Goddard writes families and friendships. I’d read another one set in this world. A-.
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