From rec.arts.sf.reviews Thu Oct 30 14:21:57 1997 Path: news.ifm.liu.se!news.lth.se!solace!xinit!adm.icenet.no!news.edu.sollentuna.se!news.oru.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.idt.net!netnews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!not-for-mail From: Mysterious Galaxy Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.reviews,alt.books.reviews,rec.arts.books Subject: Review: _The Merro Tree_ by Katie Waitman Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.written Date: 06 Oct 1997 11:22:48 -0400 Organization: AXNET Communications, Inc.; San Diego, CA, USA Lines: 18 Approved: wex@media.mit.edu Message-ID: Reply-To: mystgalaxy@ax.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kangaroo.media.mit.edu X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 Xref: news.ifm.liu.se rec.arts.sf.reviews:1550 alt.books.reviews:42128 rec.arts.books:220360 The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman Review Copyright 1997 Maryelizabeth Hart In The Merro Tree, the first human doesn't appear until about 1/3 of the way through the story. The main character, Mikk, is humanoid, but different in subtle ways. He is an incredibly sensitive individual, who can sense the slightest nuance of color, sound, etc. This makes it a struggle to survive his childhood, but eventually makes him the greatest performance master in the galaxy. Mikk and a variety of colorful supporting characters are rendered very likeably, while remaining alien. Waitman has a touch of Jo Clayton's ability to immerse readers in alien cultures. --Maryelizabeth Hart %P Del Rey PBO %O $5.99.