Every Rule Undone - Waldman, Nancy Sm

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Biographie:
Nancy SM Waldman found her place in the woods of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada after growing up in Freeport and Houston, Texas, enjoying lengthy stays in Connecticut, and a short one in London, England. She lives with her husband, Barry, in a house built in 1900, which they, in a fit of newlywed enthusiasm, painted in five bright colors in the early 2000s. The paint is peeling, but their love is adhering nicely. She also claims an otherworldly outpost in the mountains of North Carolina where she communes with her predecessors and participates in fabulous family and friends reunions. There are fireflies.Nancy's short stories have been published online in AE: the Canadian Review of Science Fiction (Editor's Choice Winner), Perihelion, Fantasy Scroll, and others...

Sommaire:
Aza Gen, curse cleaner and snooper at keyholes, never set out to break all the rules. She lives a sheltered life as a curse cleaner for Maripesa's ruling family. At thirteen, the day of her first period, she acquires an ability to split herself and see from two perspectives. She keeps it a secret, not knowing where this Talent fits in the magical structure of her society. Magic can so easily slide into chaos. That's why the belief in it was phased out over eons. But the island of Maripesa took a different approach. They used those eons to breed a system that uses magic to maintain order. Spell types are genetically bound to family clans. The upper clans curse. The mid clans repair or heal those curses. The lower clans have no magic. Anyone who breeds outside their clan is executed. It is a simple and perfect balance of power. Years later, Maripesa's rigid calm devolves under an upper clan spellwar and, not coincidentally, Aza loses everything. Sick, fearful and grieving, she's thrust alone into the unfamiliar city where she encounters hypocrisy and deception-so much worse than the twin evils of curses and maladies. But there are also good people with wells of kindness and wisdom...