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WORK TITLE: Flight
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WEBSITE: https://jaewaller.wordpress.com/
CITY: Melbourne
STATE: VIC
COUNTRY: Australia
NATIONALITY: Canadian
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PERSONAL
Born in British Columbia, Canada.
EDUCATION:University of Northern British Columbia and Emily Carr University of Art + Design, B.F.A.; briefly attended University of British Columbia.
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CAREER
Novelist and freelance artist. Once worked for a charity for homeless citizens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Exhibitions: Kotodama (solo exhibit), University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Bear Lounge, Prince George, BC, April 2011; Ctrl-Z, UNBC Rotunda Gallery, Prince George, BC, April 2011; YIMBY: Housing for Everyone, ECUAD Library Gallery, Vancouver, BC, April 2012; Migrations: BFA Alumni Exhibition, UNBC Rotunda Gallery, Prince George, BC, April 2016 to June 2016.
WRITINGS
Also author of the chapbook Ichiman Ko no Kotoba, 2011. Contributor to the anthology A Mixtape Blue, UNBC General Arts Interest Association, 2008.
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Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2018, review of The Call of the Rift: Flight.
School Library Journal, February, 2018, Laura Dooley-Taylor, review of The Call of the Rift, p. 109.
Voice of Youth Advocates, April, 2018, Jonathan Ryder, review of The Call of the Rift, p. 76.
ONLINE
Jae Waller website, https://jaewaller.wordpress.com (October 3, 2018).
Biography
Jae Waller was born and raised in a lumber town in northern British Columbia, Canada. She was involved in local punk music and didn’t plan to attend university. Inexplicably, she now has a BFA in creative writing and fine art from UNBC and Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
She also studied Japanese and French, and briefly attended UBC to study linguistics. Her life goal is to be quintilingual. Most interesting past job: streetside florist with a charity for homeless citizens in Vancouver.
Currently, she lives in Melbourne and works as a novelist and freelance artist.
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EXHIBITIONS
Migrations: BFA Alumni Exhibition
UNBC Rotunda Gallery, Prince George, BC – April 2016 to June 2016
YIMBY: Housing for Everyone
ECUAD Library Gallery, Vancouver, BC – April 2012
Ctrl-Z
UNBC Rotunda Gallery, Prince George, BC – April 2011
Kotodama (solo exhibit)
UNBC Bear Lounge, Prince George, BC – April 2011
PUBLICATIONS
The Call of the Rift: Flight. Toronto, ON: ECW Press, 2018.
Ichiman Ko no Kotoba. Prince George, BC: 2011. (limited run chapbook)
“Health and Beauty Tips.” A Mixtape Blue. Prince George, BC: UNBC General Arts Interest Association, 2008.
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Waller, Jae. The Call of the Rift: Flight
Jonathan Ryder
Voice of Youth Advocates.
41.1 (Apr. 2018): p76.
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Waller, Jae. The Call of the Rift: Flight. ECW Press, April 2018. 360p. $16.95. 978-177041-354-2.
Seventeen-year-old Kateiko is trying to escape the confines of her tribe, a group that seems more dedicated
to protecting the ghosts of the past than dealing with the present. In an attempt to start her life anew, she
runs away with her friend and makes the hazardous journey through the rainforest. An unfortunate
encounter with two local soldiers forces Kateiko to spend a winter with Tiernan, a mysterious carpenter
whose past is far more troubled than he lets on. While recovering from her wounds, she begins to uncover
the mystery of Suriel, a long-dormant spirit who is apparently starting a war on mortal inhabitants. Kateiko
struggles to understand the mysterious visions that she has been having and decipher the Suriel's motives.
Will the inhabitants of her new land be able to survive the increasing onslaughts by the spirit? Only time
will tell.
The setting is the familiar lost-in-the-mists-of-time land where so much fantasy takes place. The story itself
is an epic tale familiar to the genre. Unfortunately, the problem with the narrative is Kateiko herself, who
does not have much of a personality beyond the ability to develop romantic crushes on a significant portion
of the named characters. Her actions and movements never feel like natural parts of her character but rather
highly convenient ways to transport readers into a position to view a different part of the rapidly unfolding
war between the spiritual and material worlds. The story deals with issues of romantic attraction, selfdiscovery,
and the uncovering of mysteries. The ending makes it clear that the book is intended to be the
first in a series. While hardly a first choice, this book is acceptable for high school collections with large
numbers of high-level readers.--Jonathan Ryder.
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Waller, Jae: FLIGHT
Kirkus Reviews.
(Feb. 15, 2018):
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Waller, Jae FLIGHT ECW Press (Young Adult Fiction) $16.95 4, 3 ISBN: 978-1-77041-354-2
In Waller's stunning debut, a young woman is forced to choose between love and duty.
Kateiko, tan-skinned with light-brown hair, is an antayul (water-caller) of the Rin-jouyen, the oldest of the
Indigenous peoples of the Aikoto Confederacy. Their small numbers mean her list of potential husbands is
limited until she turns 18 and can marry outside of her jouyen. Hoping to do just that--and to escape
haunting visions of what Rin elders believe is the Aeldu-yan (spirit world)--she treks southward to the Iyojouyen.
A deadly encounter during her travels with soldiers of the itheran, or foreign settlers, leads her to
Tiernan, a jinrayul (fire-caller) and ex-mercenary, also tanned and brown-haired, who takes her into his
home. When the Suriel--a not-so-dormant air spirit--suddenly attacks the colonists, war is declared, more
political schisms erupt, and Kateiko and Tiernan find themselves engulfed in chaos. Waller's worldbuilding
is beautiful and lavish, her alternate history rich and complex (thank saidu for the backmatter), and even her
characters' profanities are colorful. Kateiko's relationships with far older men are disconcerting (at 18 her
virginity is lost in a consensual encounter with someone over twice her age) yet she remains in control
throughout. Readers will admire the fierce strength which drives her coming-of-age journey.
An intricately lush and well-crafted new fantasy that deserves (and demands) a sequel. (glossary, timeline,
maps) (Fantasy. 15-adult)
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"Waller, Jae: FLIGHT." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Feb. 2018. General OneFile,
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WALLER, Jae. The Call of the Rift: Flight
Laura Dooley-Taylor
School Library Journal. 64.2 (Feb. 2018): p109.
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WALLER, Jae. The Call of the Rift: Flight. 470p. chron. glossary. ECW. Apr. 2018. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781770413542.
Gr 9 Up--First in a fantasy series set among the First Nations of Canada, this is the story of Kateiko, 17, a member of the Rin tribe who can shapeshift and possesses the ability to hear voices from the dead. Kateiko is not satisfied with life in her tribe and is annoyed with what she feels to be her culture's antiquated belief system; the Rin hold the elder spirit world in greater regard than our tangible world. Tired of this conflict, Kateiko decides to leave her people and journey across a rainforest to another tribe. On her journey, Kateiko is wounded in a skirmish where she kills a soldier and wounds a high-ranking political leader. Her distrust of those who have taken her in is matched only by their mistrust of her. While convalescing, she meets Tiernan, a mentor and potential love interest. It is only once the auspicious and powerful wind spirit Suriel threatens the Rin and the people she loves that Kateiko's fearlessness and courage shine and her transformation occurs. Waller puts a great deal of thought into her world-building, including maps, cultures to know, slang, a glossary, and a time line. This work exemplifies the hero's journey and the enormous role fate and destiny play. VERDICT A mature choice for those who love high fantasy and magical realism.-Laura Dooley.--Taylor, Lake Zurich Middle School North, IL
Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
Dooley-Taylor, Laura. "WALLER, Jae. The Call of the Rift: Flight." School Library Journal, Feb. 2018, p. 109. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A526734145/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=f92e3e6a. Accessed 29 Aug. 2018.
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