Redemption in Indigo

A Novel

paperback, 252 pages

Published Jan. 21, 2013 by ReadHowYouWant.

ISBN:
978-1-4596-0269-4
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4 stars (8 reviews)

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Review of 'Redemption in Indigo' on 'Goodreads'

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I read Lord’s book The Best of All Possible Worlds and enjoyed it enough to read more by her. But unfortunately I didn’t know what I was in for with this one. The style is completely different because this is a fable. A light hearted one, too, at least at the 30% mark. I just found myself not really caring about anything because of the style of storytelling.

I tried this as audiobook, and the narrator was doing a really excellent job!

Review of 'Redemption in Indigo' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Redemption in Indigo has the feel of a folk tale. The narrator is a storyteller, and often addresses the reader directly, sometimes even to chide you. It starts off by introducing Ansige, Paama's gluttonous husband. Paama has left him and he sets out to her home village to find her. There are several occasions where Ansige's insatiable appetite gets him into trouble, and Paama comes to his rescue with tact and common sense.

Many would have ridiculed Ansige, but Paama's skill in smoothing things over attracts the attention of some djombi, who gift her a stirring stick. The young djombi forgets to tell her what it's for, and not it's not for stirring stew. It is a chaos stick, allowing the user to select the best of all possible outcomes.

The stick was taken from another djombi, one who calls himself Lord Indigo, for his skin is a deep blue …

Review of 'Redemption in Indigo' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I adore a good folktale. And that's what you're in for with this: a wonderful, unusual folktale with a dash of time travel and a smidgen of the superhuman. If folktales aren't your bag, you might not like this. But if they are, you're in for a sumptuously long one.

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