Storyteller - Amy Thomson

Writing book reviews isn't my thing, so this isn't a book review so much as it's a rave. Storyteller by Amy Thomson is amazing!!! I loved this book. It reminded me of stories by Sherri Tepper and Ursula Le Guin, though Thomson's voice and style are her own.

Thomson uses the life of a storyteller to explore the power of storytelling, community and how our knowledge, memory and experience define us. This is science fiction, so there's also telepathic communication with whale-like creatures called harsels and an interesting mixture of high and low technology. The story is simply told without the science fiction or overly descriptive prose hijacking it.

Thomson has three other books published. I've enjoyed all of them, but with Storyteller she's reached a new level in her writing.