Jain
5/28/2020
Three prequel short stories to The Cloud Roads and one novella set between The Siren Depths and The Edge of Worlds.
"The Falling World" - A trading party including Jade and Chime goes missing, and Moon, Stone, and others set off to find and/or rescue them. Lighter on interpersonal character dynamics and Raksuran sociopolitics than I prefer, but it's a good adventure story with some nice character development for Chime.
"The Tale of Indigo and Cloud" - I love this story. Plenty of Raksuran politics, a little romance, and a cameo appearance by a fledgling Stone. I only wish there could be an entire book focused on Umber Shadow and the wonderful new characters introduced in this story.
"The Forest Boy" - Lovely and poignant story about Moon as a child, trying to find a place where he fits in.
"Adaptation" - The story of Chime's transformation. Not a bad story, but doesn't add much to what was already revealed in the novels. I'd have been a lot more interested in seeing this part of the court's history explored through Jade's or Pearl's or Stone's POV.