Title: Inda
Product review: This story began with heavy going-the unusual names, plentiful nick-names along with sur-names which seemed to denote family alliances and historical references confused me until I recalled an old trick I used with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky;I spent the time to write them down, put them into families and clans until they all made sense. From thereon the book was a delight. Her world-building was marvelous and coherent. I was quickly drawn into the world her young adolescents inhabited and it was an interesting world indeed. Smith can write and I agree with some of the reviews that say her writing is on a higher level than most fantasists. Inda is neither all dark nor all light but-a word of caution- don't fall in love with any of the characters. She leaves plenty of carrots around to keep one guessing. I like the sexual mores of the world and wish our own world made as much sense. Strong writer-strong series.
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