The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson

[profiterole_reads]

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson was fun. Edna Fisher, 83, lives in a nursing home and is therefore pretty surprised to be the new Chosen One. She must face a sorcerer and his flock of dragons.

As the story goes along, Edna gathers a group of misfits that will help her make things right. The writing style is a little YA, which makes sense for a Chosen One parody, but doesn't really fit with an older protagonist.

Edna has diabetes, arthritis, a botched hip replacement and uses a cane. There's m/m and f/f, as well as several characters on the asexual spectrum.

Comments

[china_shop]

Hee! That sounds awesome!

[profiterole_reads]

재미있었어요. :-)

[haebin]

I really like the idea of an older person being the Chosen One. :3

[profiterole_reads]

Yep! :-)

[violateraindrop]

That premise sounds great. Makes much more sense than a teenager saving the universe ;)

[profiterole_reads]

Yes, it's a good concept. :-)