In the Sorrows

The Acts of Caine

by Matthew Woodring Stover

Short story about a young Hari Michaelson

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

ebook

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

Matthew Woodring Stover is an American fantasy and science fiction author. He is perhaps best known for his Star Wars novels -- Traitor, Shatterpoint, Revenge of the Sith and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor. He has also published several pieces of original work, such as Heroes Die, which Stover described as 'a piece of violent entertainment that is a meditation on violent entertainment'. Stover's work often emphasises moral ambiguity, psychological verisimilitude and bursts of intense violence.

Stover is deeply interested in various forms of martial arts, having trained in the Degerberg Blend, a concept that utilises the thought behind Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do as its foundation.

Reviews

[Laura Tenfingers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and not at all sweet vignette into Hari's childhood. Pretty cool if you're a fan of The Acts of Caine series otherwise, nothing to see here.

How could he use Overworld magick on Earth? And make fire???? Hmmm...

Find it here: https://archive.li/CHd7S

[Soo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Notes:

A short story about Hari when he was eleven. It reads like a rough draft, but it's colorful, vivid, full of vinegar and a touch of magic.

I really wish Stover would write more stories. =)

You can read the short here:
http://archive.li/CHd7S

[Drew McCaffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and (not so) sweet, a perfect extension of Hari’s story, with Stover’s typical punch and an achingly sad ending.

[Paja]

Sokay. Not everything burns.