“Three Thousand Years of Longing” Review

Fantasy stories tend to feel like something for young people. They’re often seen as stories to dazzle those who do not know yet all the realism of the world. Three Thousand Years of Longing feels very much like adult fantasy, a tale to whisk the audience away from the routine and into the transmundane. Sure, it has lots of sex but also a certain maturity with characters who have grown with love and loss.

Accustom to the world is Alithea Binnie (), a scholar who has grown familia...