Cards of Grief

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Cards of Grief is a novel by Jane Yolen published in 1984.

Plot summary[]

Cards of Grief is a novel in which an Earth anthropologist falls in love with a native from a world where grieving is nearly an artform.[1]

Reception[]

Dave Langford reviewed Cards of Grief for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "the secrets and plot turns are merely sad, and Yolen's low, moaning narrative tone makes this not a punch book but a memorable one."[1]

Reviews[]

  • Review by Veronica M. S. Kennedy (1985) in Fantasy Review, June 1985
  • Review by Tom Easton (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1985
  • Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987

References[]

  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (February 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (86): 6.
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