Sasha on Specusphere

Here's a review of Sasha, by my buddy Donna Marie Hanson, on the internet speculative fiction magazine Specusphere.

I like this bit;

'Shepherd has deftly tackled the conquest of ideas that comes with religious fervour and conversion. He does not make judgements about the religious beliefs within the story; rather he looks at the right and wrong of destroying a culture and a way of life that is unique.'

Because nothing kills any religious plotline faster than a didactic author shoving personal beliefs down your throat...