Winterstrike - Liz Williams

The start of any new trilogy is fraught with danger. There needs to be enough to capture the reader's attention and leave them wanting more. Yet, whilst the fact that there is more needs to be obvious, you need to leave the reader with a sense of wonder at exactly what this more may be. There needs to be enough story here, but enough potential story left at the end to sell the other two parts. If the balance is right, the author leaves the reader begging for more and that's exactly what Liz Williams has done here. In the Martian city of Winterstrike, the Harn family are preparing for the festival of Ombre. To the reluctance of their two mothers, their ...  Read the complete review