The Lamentation of Their Women by Kai Ashante WilsonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
OK, so I'm not exactly sure what to say here. I think the Goodreads summary is misleading--the Devil never appears in the story, and it's the protagonist 'Nisha who tells us that the weapons in the story are from the Prince of Darkness (that phrase also does not appear). It's an extremely well written revenge fantasy, with the deliciousness of the violence front and center and the way the Devil will twist it and the price to be paid later in the background. Probably gets the Sad Puppies and the rest of the Fox News crowd all in a twist, but it was nominated for the Locus Award rather than the Hugo, so may not be on their radar. Good stuff, actually, in its horrific way--Wilson is making it as clear as he can how we got to where we are.
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