Rise Reviews

Shorn, by Larissa Niec, is a standout piece of fiction, especially from a small press. Niec’s prose is rich, evocative and gripping. She has created a rich and interesting world that she describes with a deft hand. Without much exposition or outright explanation, I soon had a sense of how the culture and cosmology of her world worked. The biggest criticism I might level against the book is that it is clearly the first in a series. After the last page I felt as though I had only read the opening act of a much larger tale, with no sense of satisfaction after the first book.