The Book of Esther By Emily Barton

An astonishing alternate history that explores what may have happened had the Khazar realm lasted up to World War II. But this book is more than a chain of "what if"s - it investigates into what it means to be gendered (as Esther envisions she cannot lead her nation's forces if she cannot be changed into a man), what it means to be divine (as her subsequent army is made up of the divine, the sacrilegious, and the non-believers in a international jewish empire), and even what it means even to be alive (the characters are human, mechanical, and animated clay). So is this a Jewish folk tale, or science fiction? Possibly a little of both, a real page-turner, you must read it and decide for your-self. Thank you Blogging For Books for sending me this free book to read and review.