The RIB: Threads of Memory by Richard Fierce (SPFBO XI)

This is a crisply written book. It’s short and pacy, and I loved how it got straight to the action. (It's also another entrant in the SPFBO XI contest .) Amara is a seamstress, and a threadwitch, with the ability to awaken memories in cloth. This means that someone could use a cloak or jacket to listen to memories or impressions of the past wearer, something that could be of interest in a world…