"The Curio" is a short story by Kate Watts. It is the fourth story in a collection called "Tales of Hayven Celestia," which was published in 2020. As I have already stated, this is a universe created by author Rick Griffin, in which he allowed many other people to write stories in.
This story featured the geroo exclusively. The kangaroo-like race was shown inside their generation ship, and you got a good look at how they lived their lives. Apparently the geroo seem to be the fan favorite. They are cute, I admit. Apparently, their faces don't have a large range of emotion, so they display how they feel by how their ears are positioned. That's pretty cute.
The story here was a tense one. It had to do with a geroo named Avit who has an old relative that is very frail. She had a curio that held secrets in it that could possibly reveal a terrible truth about something in the past. The problem was that Avit's sister was kind of a monster, trying to suppress his ability to figure anything out.
I know I am being a bit vague here. I don't want to spoil anything. You have to understand that the geroo live very close lives on ships because, if I understand it correctly, the kraken stole their planet from them. Because of population concerns, they are only allowed to live a certain number of years before they have to be removed. As sad as this sounds, they all accept it as a part of their lives. Crazy, huh?
The hidden secrets of this story have to do with a deceased relative of Avit's that dealt with a pandemic where many geroo had to be summarily killed. It was called the "Wasting" of all things. More than that, I don't want to say. What I do want to say is that this was a very emotionally driven story filled with mystery and thrill. I did like it.
This is also a really good story to learn about the geroo. I recommend it especially if you are interested in them. Solid story with a strong emotional premise.
This blog was written on September 8, 2025.
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Their situation is tragic. It is especially so because the characters are cute. The cuteness is not silliness here, however. It tempers the severity of a very difficult situation.
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