Kathy Kattenburg's Reviews > Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

Every rave review this book has gotten is deserved. It's magical, mysterious, mystical, and somehow entirely believable, even though I don't know any crows who have lived for 2,000 years after finding an elixir of immortality that was meant for humans; who learn to communicate with humans both verbally and telepathically; and who struggle with existential issues like instinct and free will, individual conscience versus following the rules, and continuing to live after your heart is grievously wounded.

There are many moving insights in Ka that I won't share here because that would take away from the pleasure of discovering them, but one thing is certain: If you don't yet know John Crowley's books (as I didn't) you should. He deserves to be far better known than he is.