Thomson, Amy. Storyteller.Penguin, Berkley, Ace. 374p. c2003. 0-441-01094-6. $14.00. SA On the Earth colony of Thalassa, gentle whale-like harsal swim the seas, some with their telepathically bonded human companions, and history is passed on from generation to generation by the venerated Storyteller's Guild. Teller, the oldest living storyteller, rescues a scruffy scruff·y adj. scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est 1. Shabby; untidy. 2. Chiefly British Scaly; scabby. [From obsolete scruff, scurf, variant of orphan orphan: see adoption; foundling hospital; guardian and ward. See widow & orphan. Orphan See also Abandonment. Adverse, Anthony finally, at middle age, discovers origins. [Am. Lit. boy and makes him her apprentice. As he grows up under her care. Samad learns how both the Storytellers and the har-captains help keep human society running smoothly--and also learns Teller's secrets and how they will affect his life. The story is basically a mythology of the planet, and the writing is respectful re·spect·ful adj. Showing or marked by proper respect. re·spect  ful·ly adv. to the point of being stilted stilt·ed adj. 1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff. 2. Architecture Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch. ; the characters never quite come to life. But the planet is beautiful, and the tale is nicely told. Fans of thoughtful SF should enjoy it. Deirdre Root, Ref. Libn., Middletown P.L., Middletown, OH |
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