One of my favoirte genres is fantasy and I find a read like this delightful. To backtrack in time, the reader discovers that approximately two hundred years ago, a traveling circus ship crashes. Not unusual, I know, but this one was traveling from planet to planet in a world much different from our own. With their ship damaged beyond repair, the people are stranded on the planet Momus and must build a new life. But life dramatically changes when a stranger arrives.
With this stranger's appearance life on Momus begins to change. There is a war brewing that may soon involve the people of Momus. They are about the be invaded but another force seeks to prevent the invasion but interactions between this isolated society and that force may destroy much of what is good about their life. The stranger is slowing accepted by the population while his views seem absurd to those who wish to use the planet as a base. He is removed from his role and becomes the voice of the people of Momus. This is an engaging and funny tale that lightens the heart and mind. And, if you know little about circus life this story will help you know much more.
With this stranger's appearance life on Momus begins to change. There is a war brewing that may soon involve the people of Momus. They are about the be invaded but another force seeks to prevent the invasion but interactions between this isolated society and that force may destroy much of what is good about their life. The stranger is slowing accepted by the population while his views seem absurd to those who wish to use the planet as a base. He is removed from his role and becomes the voice of the people of Momus. This is an engaging and funny tale that lightens the heart and mind. And, if you know little about circus life this story will help you know much more.
