Indexing
If you’re searching for a different look at the whole
fractured fairy tale scenario give Indexing by Seanan
McGuire a try. In this book we follow
the exploits of a team from the ATI Management Bureau. The ATI Management Bureau is in charge of making sure that the
memes (typically found in fairy tales) don’t break free and infect the larger
tale that is reality. So if a girl
reports bears hanging around her house, they investigate… if two children are
lost in the woods, it is their job to find them… if a pale girl with dark hair
is about to take a bite out of an apple it is their job to stop her. Of course this is only the backdrop to the
story. The actual story involves our
team combating treachery within their organization and winning out over the
tropes that define each of them.
This is a clever book, easy to read, and
enjoyable. Pick it up if you like
fantasy that is not serious.
