The Terracotta Bride
By Zen Cho
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In the tenth court of hell, spirits wealthy enough to bribe the bureaucrats of the underworld can avoid both the torments of hell and the irreversible change of reincarnation.
It's a comfortable undeath ... even for Siew Tsin. She didn't choose to be married to the richest man in hell, but she's reconciled. Until her husband brings home a new bride.
Yonghua is an artificial woman crafted from terracotta -- but that's not all she is. What she is may change hell for good. Who she is will transform Siew Tsin. And as they grow closer, the mystery of Yonghua's creation will draw Siew Tsin into a conspiracy where the stakes are eternal life – or a very final death.
THE TERRACOTTA BRIDE is an 11,000-word standalone fantasy novelette.
Zen Cho
Zen Cho was born and raised in Malaysia and now lives in Birmingham. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short fiction and won the Crawford Award. Her debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, won the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer. She is also the author of The True Queen and Black Water Sister.
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Reviews for The Terracotta Bride
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved this story. In such a short space, it goes from darkly funny to creepy to beautiful.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A bittersweet story about life after death and what goes on in such a place of existence according to Chinese and Malaysian beliefs. I enjoyed it for what it is, but I wish that this had been at least a little longer, maybe 10-20 more pages. I would have loved to explore this afterlife depicted in the story. Nevertheless, I am intrigued to read more of Zen Cho's work.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was really an interesting read but it's just too short and I want more!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lovely shortread, combining traditional Chinese / Malay tales of the afterlife with a little Philip K. Dick and Hans Christian Andersen. Perfect airport read for some of us!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short but emotional, fast exposition but the emotion of the story kept me reading
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have to admit that this is a difficult story to review for me as I at the same time loved it - and didn't. In truth, while well-written, it is terribly depressing and I did not like the bleakness of it, the sense of hopelessness and danger. Albeit predictable, the story is captivating and the world rich and interesting. Realistically enough, Siew Tsin seems to be stuck in the same tragedy that often plagues the living: the dreaded realization that what you do is not enough, of being one step behind everyone else. While I did not appreciate the oppressiveness of the story, it was still memorable.