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When Voiha Wakes

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When Voiha Wakes is a novel by Joy Chant published in 1983. It is the third book in the House of Kendreth series, following Red Moon and Black Mountain (1970), and The Grey Mane of Morning (1977).

Plot summary

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When Voiha Wakes is a novel in which women rule and men are uneducated.[1]

Reception

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Dave Langford reviewed When Voiha Wakes for White Dwarf #50, and stated that "Arrange the sexes as you will: it stays a relatively mundane story. Caused me no pain.".[1] In 2009, Brian Stableford described the novel as "more enterprising, but less successful" than The Grey Mane of Morning "in its depiction of a matriarchal society".[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Langford, Dave (February 1984). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (50). Games Workshop: 14.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ Brian Stableford, The A to Z of Fantasy Literature (Lanham, Toronto: Scarecrow Press, 2009), 68