REVIEW: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Dear Simon Jimenez,

Your debut novel, The Vanished Birds (2020), is one of my favorite science fiction novels of recent years. It earned an A from me when I reviewed it and made my Best of 2020 list.

I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the release of The Spear Cuts Through Water, your follow up and a novel in the fantasy genre, and was thrilled when I obtained a copy.

The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious novel. It balances unusual scope with unusual intimacy, not an easy thing to do...