Cards of Grief

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Cards of Grief is a novel by Jane Yolen published in 1984.[citation needed]

Plot summary[edit]

Cards of Grief is a novel in which an anthropologist from Earth falls in love with a native from a world where the custom of grieving is nearly an artform.[1]

Reception[edit]

Dave Langford reviewed Cards of Grief for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "the secrets and plot turns are merely sad, and Yolen's low, moaning narrative tone makes this not a punch book but a memorable one."[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (February 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (86). Games Workshop: 6.