Sofia Samatar’s first novel.

My sister read Sofia Samatar’s second book, The Winged History, and raved about it. I decided to read it, and then also determined to read the book that came first, A Stranger in Olondria. As it turns out, I didn’t really need to do so, since the novels are fairly separate—even if they occur in the same universe and have a few crossover characters. But I’ll spare all my raving for The Winged Histories in the next review. I’ve got to cover A Stranger in Olondria.