Hepen the Watcher : Stories of the Puzzle Lands--Book 2 (Paperback)

from Tavaresden

The story centers around Smoke/Dismay, the avenger of women, the travelling poet, Beyel, and two girls, Ui and Eleanor. In the land of Lutawa, it is normal for women to be abused and treated as useless objects. Naturally, this makes Lutawa's king and Dismay mortal enemies. But it quickly becomes ...

from Surtac

Hepen the Watcher is a fantasy novel by Linda Nagata, the second in a sequence that begins with The Dread Hammer. Dismay, aka Smoke, is a demon. A demon in human form who has been exiled to the southern land of Lutawa, where he seems condemned to hide in the cracks of a cruel medieval society tha...

from Cfraser

I found the book suprisingly enjoyable though it does contain some adult themes so not suitable for a younger readership. The female characters were strong and I could find myself relating to the problems they faced. Plot: fast paced and kept you interested. Writing style: easy to read. I will be...

from JulesJones

The demon Dismay/Smoke is in what turns out to be essentially self-imposed exile from his native country. He's viewed as evil by those in power in the land of his exile. That's because he answers the prayers of abused women desperate to escape misogynistic violence. There's no shortage of such wo...

from Bruce_McNair

The little band of the demon Dismay, poet Beyel, servant girl Ui and mistress Eleanor the daughter of a noble made an interesting band of heroes, who were a little out of their depth at times but still managed to find a way through in the end. It is set in the male dominated, misogynistic land of...